Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 01:12:57 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: rcs@io.org (Radiotron Computer Solutions) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SB16/Mitsumi CD-ROM Install Problems Message-ID: <199508201542.BAA20970@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199508201410.KAA04542@io.org> from "Radiotron Computer Solutions" at Aug 20, 95 09:46:48 am
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Radiotron Computer Solutions stands accused of saying: > I have a feeling this is due to the fact that the CD-ROM drive runs > off of my SoundBlaster 16, and since the SB16 is not being initialized > during the installation, thus the drive is not being found. When I boot up > under DOS and run the install program, it recognizes the drive, but as soon Firstly, is this a _genuine_ soundblaster, or a clone? If the latter, you won't be able to install from the CD using 2.0.5-RELEASE. You may be able to install if you grab the boot disk from a later -SNAP release, or someone else may be able to help you out with a version with a more recent driver. (Soundblaster and clone boards have different ideas about where to put the CD interface). If you have a _genuine_ Soundblaster, what address is it configured for? The CD is handled by the matcd driver, which searches the usual addresses looking for the CDROM. > Is there any way around this problem, such as a driver I can load > from a boot disk to get the system to install from CD?????? If you just have the CD at a weird address, you can alter the driver's configuration at boot time. If you have a non-compatible CD interface, you will need a new boot image. > Jeff -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] My car has "demand start" -Terry Lambert UNIX: live FreeBSD or die! [[
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