Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 18:09:27 +0000 (GMT) From: Stephen Roome <steve@visint.co.uk> To: Dan Odom <daniel@thelonious.spidome.net> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ATAPI CD fix Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970319180831.17822A-100000@bagpuss.visint.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <199703191616.KAA12937@thelonious.spidome.net>
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On Wed, 19 Mar 1997, Dan Odom wrote: > I've seen two posts in two days on this topic (to 'hackers', even), so > I'll throw in my $2.00 (inflation sucks): > > FreeBSD 2.1.6 (and 2.1.7?) needs the IDE cd-rom to be a slave on the > primary controller. It will not work if the cd-rom drive is the > master on the secondary controller. Most PCs are shipped with the > CD-ROM on the secondary controller, so you need to go in and switch > the cables around. Well, mine worked fine as the master drive on the secondary controller, and that's with a Creative Labs Hex speed drive and a Creative Labs Infra 1800 drive.. both worked fine. Steve.
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