Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 19:17:18 +0100 From: David Larkin <David.Larkin@djl.co.uk> To: questions@freebsd.org, hardware@freebsd.org, dirkx@covalent.net Subject: No disk found ! Message-ID: <3B15392D.DCF7EC59@DJL.co.uk>
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Hello List, I'm trying to install 4.3 on my laptop. I've been happilly running 2.2.8 for over 2 years on the same machine. The machine (Twinhead SLV X2) has removeable disks, and I'm trying to install on a fresh disk straight out of the box. BIOS detects the disk OK Fixed Disk 0 : HITACHI DK_23AA-90 Primary Master [8455MB] Primary Slave [CDROM] Large Disk Access Mode [DOS] .... changed this to 'Other' Type [Auto] ... I can change this to User Cylinders 17475 Heads 15 Sectors 63 Max Capacity 8455 MB I checked the geometry on my working 2.2.8 disk (IBM DKLA-24320) and the Heads/ Sector values are the same, but less cylinders. I've booted from 4.3 floppies. I'm assuming it is no longer necessary to use PAO floppies, yes ? The kernel detects the disk controller ata0 / ata1. When it comes to selecting a disk in installation, it reports No disk found ! Please verify that your disk controller is being properly probed at boot time. See the hardware guide on the Documentation Menu ...... So, I tried going into 'Configure Kernel' and expanded the Storage area. It list the following under 'Active Drivers' ATA/ATAPI compatible disk controller ata0 14 0x1f0 ATA/ATAPI compatible disk controller ata1 15 0x170 Does this mean that it has found the disk controller or simply that it looking for it Can anyone advise on what the problem could be, and if possible suggest a way forward. Thanks David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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