Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 15:25:08 -0500 From: "Michael D. Norwick" <norwicks@rconnect.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation fails with "CD-ROM NOT FOUND". Message-ID: <39760EA4.6079BBD3@rconnect.com> References: <3975DB78.DE2384EC@rconnect.com> <3975EB4B.C3129047@urx.com>
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I don't know why Netscape doesn't like carriage returns or tabs but my question is again: FreeBSD 40 does not see my SCSI cd-rom attached to an Adaptec AHA1542CF controller during probe before installation. Per below, the adapter is at scsi address 7, the hd is at 1 and the Toshiba cd-rom is at 2. Kent Stewart wrote: > > "Michael D. Norwick" wrote: > > > > Experience: Successful Debian Linux installs since 1993, Also using a > > QNX distribution for data acquisition. > > > > System: Zeos 486-DX266 VLB system with 1 on-board ide controller, 1 > > Adaptec AHA1542CF SCSI adapter. System boots from a 340M WD > > Caviar hd, which is a master for a 210 WD Caviar hd. > > The 1542 has an ibm 500M hd and a Toshiba 3401TA > > cd-rom attached to it at scsi addresses 7, 1 and 2, > > respectively. Cirrus Logic CL-GDXX series video board. > > 1 Intel EtherExpress 8/16 network card. > > I thought scsi address 7 was supposed to be the controller. > > Kent > > PS: How did you format this, it is almost unreadable. > > > > > Problem: Trying to install from the 4.0 March 2000 Walnut Creek > > distribution using the boot and root floppies. Installation > > stops at searching for the cd-rom. It can't find it because > > the card wasn't probed (the ibm scsi hd wasn't found either). > > > > Tried: Reading the F*&#(@! manual, errata.txt, hardware.txt, > > install.txt, readme.txt, book.txt, the faq and > > searched the mailing list archives. I have set the AHA1542 per hardware > > txt. Set the EtherExpress per the hardware.txt. Pulled the > > > > EtherExpress,and manually set the board parameters in the CLI screen. The > > farthest I got was a prompt telling me that the system was letting the > > > > scsi system "settle" for 15 seconds (at which point it locked up). I KNOW > > I have my termination correct, I KNOW my boards and cables are > > serviceable. > > > > Please tell me what I am missing. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Michael > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- > Kent Stewart > Richland, WA > > mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com > http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html > FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ > > Bomber dropping fire retardant in front of Hanford Wild fire. > http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/bomber.jpg > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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