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Date:      Thu, 5 Dec 1996 11:25:31 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        wk <wkchow@netvigator.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 2.1.5 cannot detect my CR562 cdrom
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.961205112411.8339E-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <32A69FE6.6896@netvigator.com>

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On Thu, 5 Dec 1996, wk wrote:

> I have brought a 2-CD set FreeBSD 2.1.5, and tried to install it to my
> PC direct from the CD, but both install.bat (on the CD) and boot floppy
> methods failed to detect my 2-speed Panasonic CR-562-B CDROM (The
> hardware.txt file claims that my CDROM is supported. I have checked with
> sb16's setupcd.exe under msdos, and confirmed that the I/O address is
> set at 220, ie =0x230 under FreeBSD I believe). Please advise/help.

In UserConfig (boot: -c), edit the matcd0 device for port 0x220.  

> (My PC config : 486DX, 20M Ram, IDE harddisk, 1.2M a: floppy and 1.44M
> b: floppy, Creative SB16 sound card + Panasonic CR-562-B CDRom.)

I assume this isn't a IDE-interfaced CDROM, but is a
Creative/Panasonic-interfaced CDROM.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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