Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 22:33:59 -0500 From: "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> To: "Michael D. Norwick" <norwicks@rconnect.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Installation fails with "CD-ROM NOT FOUND". Message-ID: <003501bff1fb$57ff7cf0$8b440ace@hacker> References: <3975DB78.DE2384EC@rconnect.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael D. Norwick" <norwicks@rconnect.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 11:46 AM Subject: Installation fails with "CD-ROM NOT FOUND". > 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. > > 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 > "rest" 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 > I have a 1542b that seems to have about 4 places to set the irq of the board via jumpers. If the jumpers don't all match it will work under most OSs, but not FreeBSD. FreeBSD requires that the jumpers be set just right or it will not pick up the card. The adaptec site has some pretty cryptic docs for this card. I will tell you how mine is set: J5 set 8 and 10. J6 set 1 J7 set 2 J8 set 2 4 6 J9 set 2 6 11 This topic has been discussed recently here....you should've found a thread very similar to this in the archives. Couple other things.... 1) My card is from 1987. I don't know how old yours is, but if it from the same era I might recommend an upgrade. 2) I seem to remember someone telling me that these cards were known to be slow under FreeBSD. If you find that your's has bad performance I might recommend an upgrade. 3) I don't know what the differences are (if any) between a 1542b and 1542cf. It is possible that none of the above applies to your card. Hope this helps, Josh To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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