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Subject: Re: Newbe & install trouble with IDE CD-ROM
To: mitch@hardware.com
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 09:33:19 +0200 (MET DST)
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In-Reply-To: <199606010123.SAA18817@dns2.noc.best.net> from "Mitch James" at May 31, 96 06:27:02 pm
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Mitch James writes:
>
> On 31 May 96 at 14:46, Greg Lehey wrote:
>> Doug White writes:
>>>> 'mount_cd9660 /dev/wcd0c /cdrom'
>>>> results:"mount /dev/cd9660 : no such flile or directory"
>>
>> I don't believe this.  I think the message was misquoted.  I can't see
>> any way that this message could come from this input.
>
> I do believe I quoted this vary carefully, remove the quotation marks
> however.  I have let the system sit for a couple of days without any
> changes, so if you want me to retry this I can.

Yes, please do.  I can't see where it gets /dev/cd9660 from.  And as
Doug says, if it says "/cdrom: no such file or directory", the obvious
thing is to enter "mkdir /cdrom".

>> Did you (Mitch) get the CD-ROM from Walnut Creek?  Then go out and
>> take up their offer for a free copy of "Installing and Running
>> FreeBSD".
>
> Yes I did Greg, and I also got the book. A fine piece of documentaion too
> (IMHO). Anyone thinking about trying FreeBSD should get the book.

Thank you.

> I have concluded that the IDE CD-ROM I was trying to use will not work, it
> was an off brand to begin with. I just received a SCSI-2 adapter
> and CD-ROM UPS today. I'm going to start over, I may have missed a little
> thing somewhere but I've spent too much time finding it.

Well, that's definitely a better choice.

Greg