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Date:      Wed, 10 Sep 1997 13:39:44 -0500 (EST)
From:      "Jay M. Richmond" <jayrich@room101.sysc.com>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mount cdrom returns "input/output error"
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970910133854.262A-100000@room101.sysc.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970910102558.192B-100000@room101.sysc.com>

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Please note: since I posted this I've also tried putting the CD-ROM on the
primary controller and configuring it as a slave... same result.

Thanks again for your time,
Jay
jayrich@sysc.com

On Wed, 10 Sep 1997, Charlie ROOT wrote:

> Hello--
> 
> I searched the FAQ and handbook for an answer to this before asking, but I
> still apologize in advance if this is a "stupid question."
> 
> Here's the situation...
> 
> Ever since I upgraded to 2.2-STABLE, I am unable to mount any CD-ROM's
> that I have (I tested this by going back to the 2.2.2-RELEASE kernel and
> the CD-ROM worked great, unfortunately, I need 2.2-STABLE for some other
> fixes.)  I am sure the CD-ROM is working fine and the CD is OK.
> 
> When I mount the CD, it says:
> 
> # mount -t cd9660 /dev/wcd0a /cdrom
> cd9660: /dev/wcd0a: Input/output error
> 
> The drive is on the second IDE channel as a SLAVE, without a master (this
> worked fine before with 2.2.2-RELEASE, has there been a change?).
> 
> I also double checked my source configuration files as well:
> 
> controller 	wdc1	at isa? port "IO_WD2" bio irq 15 vector wdintr
> disk 		wd2	at wdc1 drive 0
> disk		wd3	at wdc1 drive 1
> 
> options 	ATAPI
> options 	ATAPI_STATIC
> device		wcd0
> 
> I also have it set up for the primary controller.  This is the same
> configuration that was in GENERIC for 2.2.2-RELEASE on my system.
> 
> The drive is detected on boot up too:
> 
> /kernel: wdc1: unit 1 (atapi): <FX801S/X01>, removable, intr, dma, iordis
> 
> I've also searched the mailing list archives, and most of the time the
> error is due to the device not being recognized or a CD not being in the
> drive, etc.  However, none of that applies here.
> 
> My question is: is there something in 2.2-STABLE that's changed that I
> would need to make other changes to my OS to make the CD work?
> 
> I don't subscribe to the freebsd-questions or freebsd-stable mailing
> lists, so please send a copy of your reponse to me via e-mail.
> 
> Thank you very much for your time,
> 
> Jay
> jayrich@sysc.com




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