Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 14:04:40 +0200 (IST) From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: Steve Zeck <viper@kuentos.guam.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hear me O BSDWizards! Hear my plea! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960904135603.21808A-100000@gatekeeper.barcode.co.il> In-Reply-To: <322D5023.554F@kuentos.guam.net>
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On Wed, 4 Sep 1996, Steve Zeck wrote: > OK, in my hour of desparate need, I finally turn to thee, the Wizards > of BSD to seek thy divine insight and guidance. For lo, I have been > in possession of an EIDE Acer 8x CD-ROM (so claims the manual! lo, > verily!). But after I re-compiled the kernel with thy ATAPI options > and wcd0/1 controller support enabled, when I go forth to mount the > CD device in /dev, the computer sayeth unto me: "Device not > configured". Many times has it spoken thus to me, and truly frustrated > have I been > becoming. :( Verily, have I followed all directions put forth in the > FAQ and the handbook, thusly have I put forth my plea on freebsd.misc, > and have I searched thy mail archives. So, in my hour of need, I turn > to thee with great trepidation, for it seemeth to me that this is a > Stupid Question that I should know, or at least one that is oft asked. > If thy wizards find it thus fitting to enlighten me with the divine > truth of patching or re-configuring my kernel to support my CD, I > your humble servant would be pleased to do it. Or lo, if thou shouldst > need guinea pigs to test something new on, cheerily do I volunteer my > time and hardward for the task. > > For thine is the OS, the power and glory, ever and ever, amen. > > Steve > > PS. I also possess a (Diamond brand) PNP sound card. Does FreeBSD > pick it up automatically? It won't detect it up with the snd0 > soundblaster devices configured... I was wondering about that too, but > the CD is more important to me, for verily, I cannot install the > awesome Ports collection from Walnut Creeks CD without it easily. > > S > Don't know about the SoundCard, but from your PS I take it that you have the Walnut Creek CD. Did you install FreeBSD from the CD? If so, then it should be trivial to configure your CD. If this is true, the problem is with your kernel configuration. The lines that should be in it are: options ATAPI device wcd0 (don't confuse that with "controller wdc0/1" which are the EIDE controllers). Does your kernel pick up the CD? (look at the boot up messages - use dmesg). Try remaking the device node in /dev (i.e. do: cd /dev rm wcd* sh MAKEDEV wcd0 ) If you didn't install from the CD, the problem might be with the hardware configuration. Try putting the CDROM in the slave position on the first (primary) controller, with your HD as the master. DON'T connect it to your sound card. I have no experience with the Acer CD, so I can't gurantee anything, but I have Creative EIDE CDROMs working. Hope this helps, Nadav
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