From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 15 18:55:12 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id SAA12942 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 15 Jul 1996 18:55:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from relay-2.mail.demon.net (disperse.demon.co.uk [158.152.1.77]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA12933 for ; Mon, 15 Jul 1996 18:55:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from post.demon.co.uk ([158.152.1.72]) by relay-2.mail.demon.net id aw29515; 16 Jul 96 2:53 +0100 Received: from jraynard.demon.co.uk ([158.152.42.77]) by relay-3.mail.demon.net id ab03445; 14 Jul 96 0:46 +0100 Received: (from fqueries@localhost) by jraynard.demon.co.uk (8.6.12/8.6.12) id TAA02339; Sat, 13 Jul 1996 19:06:26 GMT Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 19:06:26 GMT Message-Id: <199607131906.TAA02339@jraynard.demon.co.uk> From: James Raynard To: csmith@northcoast.com CC: questions@freebsd.org In-reply-to: <199607130859.BAA28353@redwood.northcoast.com> (csmith@northcoast.com) Subject: Re: New to FreeBSD. Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >>>>> csmith@northcoast.com writes: > > I just made the decission to go with FreeBSD over Linux. > I was able to get version 2.0.5, 2 CD-rom set. Ok, I have made the boot > disk, and when I tell it to use the Media of CDROM, it says that the > device is not to be found. I just installed a new CD-rom drive, and it > is using an Interface card, since it doesn't seem to like going through > an EIDE card, as a slave or primary drive.. Ok, is there away around > this, I have looked on other sites, and have seen a driver for the APADI > (sp) IDE driver support. Will this work, not ready to try it yet. It may well do, but I would recommend waiting for 2.1.5 (due out next week). The support for IDE CDROMs will be considerably better then in 2.0.5 (if indeed 2.0.5 even supported IDE CDROMs - I can't remember offhand), although unfortunately still only in alpha. -- James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland james@jraynard.demon.co.uk http://www.freebsd.org/~jraynard/