From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 22 01:42:27 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id BAA25031 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 22 Dec 1996 01:42:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (cisco-ts14-line14.uoregon.edu [128.223.150.180]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id BAA25021 for ; Sun, 22 Dec 1996 01:42:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.2/8.6.12) with SMTP id BAA00305; Sun, 22 Dec 1996 01:42:18 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 22 Dec 1996 01:42:17 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White Reply-To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu To: Laura and Ozcar cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HITACHI cd-rom In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19961221215514.006a06b0@popper.vt.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Please: 1. Wrap your lines! 2. Be considerate of the html-deficient. Pine translates it but I bet Elm doesn't. 3. Be considerate of the html-blessed. Triple bigger probably makes it 72 point text. This is a character terminal so it's ignored. On Sat, 21 Dec 1996, Laura and Ozcar wrote: > I recently purchased the "Complete FreeBSD" book. I am trying to install > the software into a Intel Pentium via the cdrom. I have a HITACHI series > cd-rom. Using the boot.flp the kernel identifies the cd-rom, however > when I try to install from the cd-rom the setup says there is no cd-rom > available. Did you put the CDROM in the drive before booting? > I read the paragraph on IDE CD-ROM drives (page 29) and it > says I had to change the cd-rom to a slave drive, which I did. The text > also calls for making a boot floppy from /cdrom/floppies/atapi.flp Am I > missing something? The book contained release 2.1.5. Any help is > appreciated. I have full internet access. Please let me know where I can > get the necessary software to install. atapi.flp doesn't exist, that's old docs. It's all in boot.flp now. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major