From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 16 13:27:13 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from builder.freebsd.org (builder.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.24]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC8FD37B808 for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 13:27:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bross@carolina.rr.com) Received: from mail4.carolina.rr.com (fe4.southeast.rr.com [24.93.67.51]) by builder.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A214B132E0 for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 13:26:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from darkhorse ([63.65.208.92]) by mail4.carolina.rr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.197.19); Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:27:01 -0500 Message-ID: <002001bf78c3$fad656d0$ef64a8c0@darkhorse> From: "brad ross" To: "Ralph Bunce" , References: <7935098934EFD111A9D500A0C99843F106B975@PEBBLES> Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD 3.4 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:22:49 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001D_01BF789A.10D98210" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01BF789A.10D98210 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I had that problem also.. it booted and ran the installation but then = would not see it on the install. I have a 48x atapi and scsi 1540 on a Phillips burner. FreeBSD is very = picky about the atapi cdroms. It currently only supports = Sony(proprietary interface) and Mitsumi, and a few others. You might = want to determine the hardware (io@,Irq,dma) for your CDROM and manually = set the resources in the CLI kernel config. You might get lucky that = way. Hopefully 4.0 will be better about the atapi interface. I used a scsi to = install mine.. I hope someone has a better answer than mine brad ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ralph Bunce=20 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20 Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 2:14 PM Subject: Installing FreeBSD 3.4 Hello.=20 =20 I am currently trying to install FreeBSD 3.4 on a "white box" clone = system.=20 It gets to the point to where I select the installation method and it = will not let me install from CD-ROM. It says that it could not detect a = CD-ROM drive. How is this possible, when I booted from the CD and = started the install from the CD?=20 =20 Please advise as to what steps to tkae to get FreeBSD to recognize my = CD-ROM drive.=20 It is a Delta IDE 48x Model #: OIP-CD4800A=20 =20 Any help would be appreciated.=20 Thanks and Regards,=20 Ralph J. Bunce=20 Systems Engineer - OMNI Data, LLC=20 North Haven, CT. (203) 239 - 5161=20 ralphb@omnianswers.net=20 ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01BF789A.10D98210 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I had that problem also.. it booted and = ran the=20 installation but then would not see it on the install.

I have a 48x atapi and scsi 1540 = on a=20 Phillips burner. FreeBSD is very picky about the atapi cdroms. It = currently only=20 supports Sony(proprietary interface) and Mitsumi, and a few others. You = might=20 want to determine the hardware (io@,Irq,dma) for your CDROM and manually = set the=20 resources in the CLI kernel config. You might get lucky that = way.

Hopefully 4.0 will be better about the = atapi=20 interface. I used a scsi to install mine..

I hope someone has a better = answer than=20 mine

brad

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Ralph=20 Bunce

To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org =

Sent: Wednesday, February 16, = 2000 2:14=20 PM

Subject: Installing FreeBSD = 3.4

Hello.

I am currently trying to install FreeBSD = 3.4 on a=20 "white box" clone system.

It gets to the point to where I select the=20 installation method and it will not let me install from CD-ROM. = It says=20 that it could not detect a CD-ROM drive. How is this possible, when I = booted=20 from the CD and started the install from the CD?

Please advise as to what steps to tkae to = get FreeBSD=20 to recognize my CD-ROM drive.

It is a Delta IDE 48x Model #: = OIP-CD4800A=20

Any help would be = appreciated.=20

Thanks and=20 Regards,

Ralph J.=20 Bunce
Systems Engineer - OMNI Data, = LLC=20
North Haven, CT. (203) 239 - = 5161=20
ralphb@omnianswers.net=20

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