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Date:      Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:09:13 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        "Ian O'Friel" <Genius@glasgow.crosswinds.net>
Cc:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: This question isn't urgent......
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980421135855.4368F-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <005f01bd6d63$ed580340$26f14ac2@metallica>

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There's more in -questions than just Greg. :-)

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Ian O'Friel wrote:

> I have 3 computers, 1 for mucking about with, it saves me fiddling
> unnecesarily with the other 2. One of them is the Compaq Presario 2110
> that I currently have FreeBSD running on because it is the only computer
> using FAT16.... (usually anyway) The other is a Mitsibushi Apricot, I
> decided to try and install FreeBSD on an old drive which I had lying
> about as I always do, bits of PC' here, there and everywhere. The drive
> is a measly 327Mb, the Primary drive is a 2Gb drive but runs on FAT32. 

OK.

> When I tried installing FreeBSD on the Compaq It worked no problem, it
> has 32Mb RAM and an 8x CD-ROM. When I tried installing on the Apricot
> which has 48Mb RAM and a 24x CD-ROM it start OK when booting from floppy
> but after setting up the partition info on the drives it tells me it
> can't find the CD-ROM drive, it is either unsupported or not
> present...... I think it's a 'Vuego 24x MAX' It won't install over a DOS
> Partition either because of the FAT32. 

Check that the drive is set up correctly as a master or slave.  Also try
setting up a slave position on the primary controller.

> Help Me.... I decided this would solve the problem with X-Windows not
> working because it has an ATI 3D Rage II card which is compatible with
> Mach64 (It based on the Mach64 actually) and I know the Mach64 is
> supported by FreeBSD..... 

What problem are you having?

> P.S I will CC this to FreeBSD-Newbies as well

No, Auntie Sue will have your hide if you tried that.  -questions
is the correct forum.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major



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