Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 10:58:06 -0400 From: Mark Segal <mark@club-web.com> To: Doug Jolley <doug@bigwheel.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Install can't see CD-ROM Message-ID: <33D61BFE.41C67EA6@club-web.com> References: <199707222246.PAA12701@neptune.neptune.net>
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Doug Jolley wrote: > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.2 onto a P150 with 16 MB of > RAM. I want to install from a Mitsumi 8X CD-ROM. I have a > small DOS partition. DOS mounts the CD-ROM just fine at > 0x170 and IRQ 15. I have no reported conflicts when I > configure the FreeBSD kernel for installation and I am careful > to make sure the configuration reflects the 0x170 address and > the IRQ of 15 for the CD-ROM. When I go to complete the > installation and specify CD-ROM as the media, the installation > routine complains that it is unable to find a CD-ROM device. > > The frosting on the cake is that I've previously installed > FreeBSD 2.2.2 on this same machine using the same CD-ROM without > a hitch. > > I'm at a loss as to even know what to check. Any suggestions? > Thanks for any input. Did u put another harddrive in because i had the same problem, freebsd didn't like the CDROM as a master when i had two HD's it wanted each HD as a primary and the cd-rom secondary to one of them :). -- Mark Segal mark@club-web.com System Administrator - Club-Web Inc.
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