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Date:      Thu, 23 May 1996 18:51:27 -0700
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        Paul Hsu <support@cdrom.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD - HELP !! (fwd) 
Message-ID:  <199605240151.SAA15233@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 22 May 1996 14:17:48 PDT." <Pine.BSI.3.93.960522141741.15627J-100000@mother.cdrom.com> 

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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: 17 May 96 09:06:09 -0400
> From: Ralph.Thomas@chembank.com
> To: support@cdrom.com
> Subject: FreeBSD - HELP !!
> 
>   I have some questions about a new FreeBSD install.
> 
>   1. I followed the directions in the book to add the CDROM support to the
>   KERNEL and regened and booted.
>   After I boot, I cannot mount /cdrom.   However, if I boot off of the
>   KERNEL.ATAPI I can access the CDROM.  Is there something else, other than
>   adding "controller wcd0" to the kernel source ???   Just for info, the
>   CDROM is hung off a secondary  leg on the IDE controller with no other
>   devices.

Yes, there is more to it.  Check out LINT.   Additionally, the mount command 
should be something like

mount_cd9660 /dev/wcd0 /cdrom

since it's not a real BSD filesystem.

> 
>   2.  The /stand/sysinstall program will not let me install packages from
>   the CDROM (with the kernel.atapi).  It says that the device is not gened.
>   But I can mount the cdrom and LS it ???   Also PKG_ADD works.   Is there
>   something I'm doing wrong??

I don't know why, all I know that is it doesn't work.  Use pkg_add manually, 
after you get your kernel rebuilt from 1). 

> 
>   3.  Is the net address questions@FreeBSD.org available ?? I get my mail
>   returned.    Are there any other resources for help ??

That is correct.  Try 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org' and see if that helps.

Also check out the web server at http://www.freebsd.org.



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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