Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 22:26:59 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew Perry <andrew@python.shoal.net.au> To: "George R. Self" <selfg@primenet.com> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Install Help Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970404222129.21322F-100000@python.shoal.net.au> In-Reply-To: <01BC40B3.C3EDDA80@ip155.fhu.primenet.com>
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The recommended way of getting an ide cd-rom to work with freebsd is to have it as either the slave on the primary ide channel or the master on the secondary ide channel. Should this not work then I recommend downloading it over the internet. If you can connect this machine to the internet then download the boot floppy and install over the internet, this will take time (takes me about 6 hours over a dialup modem) and you'll need help probably connecting to your isp. And as an old VMS user (ok not that old :-) ) you'll find the experience very rewarding. Andrew Perry andrew@shoal.net.au On Fri, 4 Apr 1997, George R. Self wrote: > Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 04:50:47 -0700 > From: "George R. Self" <selfg@primenet.com> > To: "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Subject: Install Help > > I'm an old, die-hard DOS user, but have recently found the need to learn UNIX. I choose FreeBSD after a search though several FAQS and such because it seemed to be what I needed. > > I purchased the FreeBSD CDs from Walnut Creek. I must say the FIPS program worked to perfection. I was able to divide my DOS disk into two partitions with no loss of data. Then, I started to load FreeBSD onto the new slice, but I immediately got a "No CDROM Detected" message. I read the docs (yes, I always try to read docs). In fact, I was following the install procedure directly from the manual that came with the disks. I tried several different flavors of install and nothing seemed to work. I still got the "No CD ROM" message. > > I stopped my install, logged onto the Net, and began reading all the FAQs I could find on the topic. I discovered, only now, a week later, that I cannot use my CD ROM with FreeBSD! I own a Mitsumi FX001D controlled by a Sound Blaster card rather than a separate controller. From what I read, it seems that FreeBSD cannot get through the Soundblaster to control the CD Drive. > > So, how do I get Free BSD loaded on my machine? I noted in the manual that I can dump files to a DOS partition, then load them from there, but I did not see much in the way of instruction on that project. That, however, would be a less than optimal solution because I would still have a computer with no CD ROM capability. > > Of course, I suppose I could always buy a new CD Drive, but that would be an expensive proposition just to load a "free" OS. > > I most certainly appreciate any help you can offer me (a rank newbie). Even if it's just a link to some FAQ or other file I can download and read through. Again, I'm not afraid to read a manual and follow directions there. > > Thanks. > > --George > > Two men looked from between prison bars. > One saw dust, the other saw stars. > > >
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