Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 03:09:49 -0800 From: "Sung-Shik Yang" <syang1@cox.rr.com> To: <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: cdrom Message-ID: <006101c1a1a2$fa5171e0$6401a8c0@yungwoongmoon.goh>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C1A15F.EC037860 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone, I was trying to install FreeBSD 4.4 on an old Pentium machine from = CDROM, but it didn't even detect the CDROM. The following is the spec. Pentium 1 (75MHz), 40MB RAM Separate I/O controller card (Winbond chip, SMC chip), which connects to = an HDD and an FDD. One FDD, One HDD (Pri. IDE Master). SoundBlaster 16 card. CDROM manufactured by Creative Labs Inc., which made the sound card = above. Strange thing is, the BIOS wouldn't define the CDROM. There's 4 IDE = sections (Pri. master/slave, Sec. master/slave), but they are specificly = for HDD configuration with cyl/head/sec stuff. If I just put = "user"(-defined) option there and make the cyl/head/sec fields as 0, = then the setup freezes even before memory checking step. So, I have to = leave all three IDE settings as "none" at least to boot normally. The sound card has two ports. The indicator says one of them is "IDE = interface" and the other is "SoundBlaster Pro / Panasonic CDROM" or = something. Currently the CDROM cable is connected to the "IDE = interface" port of the sound card. The jumper at the back of the CDROM = drive is set as "slave". So, I guess it signifies that the CDROM should = be treated as primary slave IDE device, while the BIOS doesn't even know = its presence. Even more strange, Running Windows98, CDROM is detected = somehow and runs fine. Any ideas or advices? Sung-Shik Yang =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Make what is impossible possible. Man can die only once, not twice. - Special Warfare Command Do what a man can do,=20 then wait for heaven's will. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C1A15F.EC037860 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2712.300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>Hi everyone,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>I was trying to install FreeBSD = 4.4 on an=20 old Pentium machine from CDROM, but it didn't even detect the = CDROM. The=20 following is the spec.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>Pentium 1 (75MHz), 40MB = RAM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>Separate I/O controller card = (Winbond chip,=20 SMC chip), which connects to an HDD and = an FDD.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>One FDD, One HDD (Pri. IDE=20 Master).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>SoundBlaster 16 = card.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>CDROM manufactured by Creative = Labs Inc.,=20 which made the sound card above.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>Strange thing is, the BIOS = wouldn't define=20 the CDROM. There's 4 IDE sections (Pri. master/slave, Sec. = master/slave),=20 but they are specificly for HDD configuration with cyl/head/sec = stuff. If=20 I just put "user"(-defined) option there and make the cyl/head/sec = fields as 0,=20 then the setup freezes even before memory checking step. So, I = have to=20 leave all three IDE settings as "none" at least to boot = normally.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>The sound card has two = ports. The=20 indicator says one of them is "IDE interface" and the other is = "SoundBlaster Pro=20 / Panasonic CDROM" or something. Currently the CDROM cable is = connected to the "IDE interface" port of the sound = card. The=20 jumper at the back of the CDROM drive is set as "slave". So, I = guess it=20 signifies that the CDROM should be treated as primary slave = IDE=20 device, while the BIOS doesn't even know its presence. Even = more=20 strange, Running Windows98, CDROM is detected somehow and runs=20 fine.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>Any ideas or = advices?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>Sung-Shik=20 Yang<BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>Make what is impossible=20 possible.<BR>Man can die only once, not=20 twice.<BR> - Special Warfare=20 Command<BR>Do what a man can do, <BR> then wait for heaven's = will.<BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C1A15F.EC037860-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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