Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 23:27:37 -0800 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Ralph Dratman" <ralph@maxsoft.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Valery Izotov" <izotov@gol.ru>, "Tait Larson" <tait@wego.com>, "Ivan Fetch" <ivanfetch@technologist.com>, "Tim McMillen" <timcm@umich.edu> Subject: RE: ata1-master: <MATSHITA cr-581/1c05> CDROM device - NO DRIVER! Message-ID: <002801c09ca0$ee60de00$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <v04210101b6b9972bc727@[192.168.0.27]>
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Oh, gee - I feel dumb! I didn't read the line carefully the first time - this cdrom drive is plugged into the IDE controller, isn't it? If so it doesen't use the matcd controller. Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Ralph Dratman > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 8:34 AM > To: Ted Mittelstaedt > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Valery Izotov; Tait Larson; Ivan > Fetch; Tim McMillen > Subject: RE: ata1-master: <MATSHITA cr-581/1c05> CDROM device - NO > DRIVER! > > > Ted, > > Thanks very much for your reply. In fact I did build a custom kernel > with the following line in the configuration file: > > device matcd0 at isa? port 0x230 > > but the device still isn't coming up. I found this configuration > line in the LINT file, but I must admit that I don't understand > the syntax of it. Given the bootup error message > > ata1-master: <MATSHITA cr-581/1c05> CDROM device - NO DRIVER! > > should I change the port address to 1c05? I feel pretty dumb. Also, > in the Lehey book, p. 361, the matcd0 configuration line is shown > as follows: > > controller matcd0 at isa? port 0x230 bio > > and I don't know what to think of "controller" versus "device" or the > "bio" at the end. > > Regards, > > Ralph Dratman > > ================================== > > >The matcd driver has been removed from the 4.2 boot floppy > >because of lack of space. It is still in the system and once > >you have installed FreeBSD you may compile a kernel with > >this device and use it. If you need to install from this > >CD you may create a installation floppy with a custom kernel > >with this device defined in it. > > > >Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com > >Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide > >Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Ralph Dratman > >> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 3:06 PM > >> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >> Subject: ata1-master: <MATSHITA cr-581/1c05> CDROM device - NO DRIVER! > >> > >> The following comes up during boot of 4.2: > >> > >> ata1-master: <MATSHITA cr-581/1c05> CDROM device - NO DRIVER! > >> > >> But the same CD-ROM drive worked fine when I was running 3.3. > >> > >> Others have also experienced this problem. I'm copying this message > >> to four people who discussed it in mailing list archives. So far I > >> haven't found any explanation of why this drive worked before but not > >> now. Has anyone found a resolution? > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Ralph Dratman > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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