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Date:      Mon, 29 Jul 1996 13:13:04 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Gabor Zahemszky <zgabor@CoDe.hu>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        oceans@nfld.com
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Installation
Message-ID:  <199607291313.NAA02921@CoDe.CoDe.hu>
In-Reply-To: <31F6DB89.4184@public.compusult.nf.ca> from "OCEANS Ltd." at Jul 24, 96 07:27:21 pm

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> 
> Hi,
> 
> 	I am having some trouble installing FreeBSD 2.1.  One of two problems
> 	prevents me from completing the installation.
....
> 	The other problem is that the installation procedures cannot find 
> 	the CDROM drive.  I watch the boot process for BSD and I can see
> 	where the CD is detected but after going through the menu 
> 	selections under 'novice' the install process reports that no
> 	cdrom has been installed.  I have tried a Hitachi 4X IDE, a Sony
> 	CDU33A on its own proprietary card and the Sony using the CD
> 	interface on a Zoltrix sound card. I have even used the '-c'
> 	boot option to explicitly tell BSD where the CD is located.  It
> 	still reports that a CD cannot be found after it reports the 
> 	device during boot and selecting the novice installation.

I don't know what did you make wrong, but the Sony CD is OK, I've 
installed from that type of CD.  (And use it from that time.)


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	Gabor Zahemszky <zgabor@CoDe.hu>

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