Date: Sat, 02 Nov 96 22:46:05 EST From: Robert Howard <rhoward@kryten.WOC.ATINC.COM> To: FreeBASD <hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: IDE CDROM support Message-ID: <MAPI.Id.0016.00686f77617264203030303730303037@MAPI.to.RFC822>
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First, I will applogize if I directed this e-mail to the wrong place. = If so I would beg your indulgence and ask that it please be redirected as appropriate. I have recently purchased the FreeBSD release 2.1.5 on CDROM. I am tryin= g to upgrade a release 2.1, and had hoped that I might be able to do so using = the SoundBlaster Card and CDROM installed on my machine. I was never able = to do this with the 2.1 release, though I was getting advice from a lot of peop= le, including John Bressler. First, I could not find either the atapi.flp or the atapiflp.bat files = on the CDROM. I performed a search of the entire CDROM after not finding them in the dire= ctory called out in The Complete FreeBSD book. I can think of a number of good reasons why they might not be on the CDROM. I also checked the down-load sites, and the files do not appear to be there either. I would appreciat= e any guidance you might be able to give me on how to proceed. As the book indicated that it might be useful to you, the following is = a description of the problems I have had in trying to get the CDROM to play on release = 2.1: I have rebuilt the kerrnel half a dozen times or more following both the = directions in the "handbook" and variations that I got when I enlisted local experts= . I have the CDROM board on IRQ 15. The CDROM drive has is in the slave configuration When I attempt to mount it using either "mount" or "mount_9660" I receive= the error message: "device not configured" This occurs whether there is a CD in the drive or not. If additional inf= ormation would be of value please let me know. If you need it I will pull serial = numbers off the card and drives. One thing is certain -- my next system will be = SCSII. Even without the problems I have had with the CDROM, the performance differenc= es will be worth the added cost. Respectfully, Robert J. Howard
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