Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 03:05:32 -0500 From: James Higgins <jamesh@bnoc.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Panasonic CR-563 CD-ROM Drives. Message-ID: <34AB4E4C.2F9441B9@bnoc.net>
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Ok, I am new to Free-BSD but have set up RedHat and Slackware linux systems (on this same machine I might add) in the past. I have a Panasonic CR-563 cdrom that attaches through a proprietary Soundblaster interface. I cannot seem to detect it at boot time. When installing at the "boot: " prompt I specify -c then enter visual mode. Disable all hardware I know that is not present in my machine, SCSI cards and Ethernet cards (it is a home machine) and press enter on the Matsushita/Panasonic CD-Rom device. I change the I/O address to 0x630. Windows 95 shows the device at 0x630 and linux also detects the drive at 0x630. Kernel parameter in linux is "sbpcd=0x630,LaserMate" if that means anything to anyone. Then I save the userconfig parameters and continue booting. The drive light flashes like the drive is read, but when I select it as my installation media I get the now infamous "No CDROM devices found.... blah blah blah" error. I can switch to virtual console 2 and see the line: "DEBUG: Try at matcdc0 retruns errno 2". These are the only error messages I seem to get. I know it is not a hardware problem because the drive works perfectly in Windows. Can someone please help me. James Higgins
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