From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Aug 18 16:21:54 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA20335 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 18 Aug 1996 16:21:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nova.dreamscape.com (jparsons@nova.dreamscape.com [206.64.128.8]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id QAA20330 for ; Sun, 18 Aug 1996 16:21:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jparsons@localhost) by nova.dreamscape.com (8.7.4/8.6.12) id TAA23581; Sun, 18 Aug 1996 19:28:46 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 19:28:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Jason Parsons To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Freebsd cd install ? Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/REPORT; BOUNDARY="0-1027521524-840410926=:23387" Content-ID: Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info. --0-1027521524-840410926=:23387 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-ID: --0-1027521524-840410926=:23387 Content-Type: MESSAGE/DELIVERY-STATUS Content-ID: Reporting-MTA: dns; nova.dreamscape.com Arrival-Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 19:26:50 -0400 (EDT) Final-Recipient: rfc822; root@arabian.astrolab Action: failed Status: 5.1.2 Remote-MTA: dns; arabian.astrolab Last-Attempt-Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 19:26:54 -0400 (EDT) --0-1027521524-840410926=:23387 Content-Type: MESSAGE/RFC822 Content-ID: Return-Path: jparsons Received: (from jparsons@localhost) by nova.dreamscape.com (8.7.4/8.6.12) id TAA23547; Sun, 18 Aug 1996 19:26:50 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 19:26:49 -0400 (EDT) From: Jason Parsons To: Randy Subject: Re: install question CDROM? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Me again. : - ) > >OK, My HD is connected to the first ide adapter on the motherboard. The > >CD is connected to the second. I tried to change those around and it > >didn't make a difference. I have used the CD drive in the past under > >DOS, so I would guess that it is enabled in CMOS, but I am not sure and > >don't know how to find out. The only thing I can see in the setup is for > >ide HD drives, setting sizes and etc. I believe based on poor > >documentation that it is Triton 3. But again, I don't know how to find > >out. I see nothing about 'wcd0' in boot. This seems related, but I > >think is just my HD?? > >(From the boot:) > >wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 on isa > >wdc0: unit 0 (wd0): > >wd0: 1223 MB (2504880 sectors), 2485 cyls, 16 heads, 63 s/t, 512 b/s > >wdc1 at 0x170-0x177 irq 15 on isa > > Yes you do need atapi support on the boot floppy. If you can't get a boot > image with atapi support you can make a DOS boot disk with the CD-ROM > drivers and install that way. That's usually the way I do it. From > the installation menu ( or later from sysinstall ) I create the UNIX boot > disk. Typically I just use a DOS boot disk with "device=mtmcdai.sys > /d:cdrom" in a config.sys file and "mscdex.exe /d:cdrom /m:1 > 5 /l:d" > in the autoexec.bat. Of course these drivers have to be located on > the floppy. Once booted I can change to the cd and run "view" to get > started (for 2.1.5, inst_ide for 2.1.0). OK, I made a DOS boot disk to load my CD drivers. It says: ATAPI IDE CD-ROM device driver version V1.50 (12/11/1995) Coptright(c) MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO.,LTD. 1994,1995 1 drive(s) detected unit 0, SLAVE, IRQ 15, I/O address 0x0170 A:\>mscdex.exe /d:cdrom /m:15 /l:d MSCDEX Version 2.23 Copyright(c) Microsoft Corp. 1986-1993. All rights reserved. Drive D: = Driver CDROM unit 0 I then go to drive d, the cd drive. I run view. I select the install.bat option. It starts the install. All that is says in the boot regarding my cd drive is: . . . wdc1 at 0x170-0x177 irq 15 on isa . . . Then I select novice installation, go through the partition stuff, and select cdrom as the installation media. It says "Message: No CD ROM devices found!..." (Yes, it does say this after booting from a CD drive.) So, it seems to me that DOS is finding my CD drive fine, FreeBSD is finding my drive as device wdc1, and the sysinstall will not recognise it. Now what?? Thanks a whole lot for all the help. I would be even more lost without it. : - ) J --0-1027521524-840410926=:23387--