Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 10:13:51 +0200 From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: wkchow@netvigator.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Missing files for installation to IDE Message-ID: <32A532BF.294E@barcode.co.il> References: <32A51BE4.7835@netvigator.com>
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wk wrote:
>
> Dear Sir,
> I have brought "The Complete FreeBSD" package with a nearly 2" book plus
> two CDROM disc of FreeBSD 2.1.5 recently. I failed to install it to my
> PC (486, IDE harddisk, sbpcd CDROM, SB16 sound card). According to the
> book, pages 14, Table 1-3, there should have a batch file "inst_ide.bat"
> and a kernel for booting from MS-DOS "kernel.IDE"; however, both are not
> found in the CDROM that I have purchased. ("atapiflp.bat" also missing).
> I have just been to the mirror site for Walnut Creek - ie the University
> of Science and Technology of Hong Kong, but could not find the missing
> files I needed. Would you please advise me where I can get them so that
> I can install FreeBSD 2.1.5 ty PC Many thanks. mC P
This documentation is about FreeBSD 2.1.0. In 2.1.5 ATAPI support is built
into the standard boot floppy. If your ATAPI CDROM is not recognized you may
want to try and set it up as the slave on the primary controller. Sometimes
it helps.
Nadav
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