Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 08:02:11 -0800 (PST) From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@heorot.1nova.com> To: Elouise Connell <elouiseconnell@hotmail.com> Cc: freeBSD-questions@freeBSD.org Subject: Re: install problem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101310800490.8297-100000@heorot.1nova.com> In-Reply-To: <OE73sokLQ8aZRhQdOgl0000112c@hotmail.com>
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Please wrap your characters in your email client to 72 columns. > I have been trying to install FreeBSD 4.0 and I can bootup but when I > get to the screen that lets me choose were I want to install it from, > and I say CD-ROM, it tells me it cant find the CD-ROM and I looked > threw the book and it says that if I have a ATAPI CD-ROM that dosn't > work I should E-mail you. I am not sure what kind of CD-ROM I have, > but my computer is a "Packard Bell Legend 204cd". Please help. You can > E-Mail me at this adress or at jjcon1@hotmail.com. Thanks. You're not going to be able to install it off the CD-Rom in that computer. It's a propietary drive that works off the sound card's IDE controller. You need to get another CD-Rom and slave it off of the hard drive. Rick ******************************************************************* Rick's FreeBSD Web page http://heorot.1nova.com/freebsd Ace Logan's Hardware Guide http://www.shatteredcrystal.net/hardware ***FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! http://www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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