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Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 13:05:12 +0930
From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To: douglo@technologist.com
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.2.2 installation problems.
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In-Reply-To: <34175A30.9EC96E78@technologist.com>; from Doug Lo on Thu, Sep 11, 1997 at 10:40:48AM +0800
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On Thu, Sep 11, 1997 at 10:40:48AM +0800, Doug Lo wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I brought FreeBSD 2.2.2 June 1997 version, and my hardwares are:
>
> Petium-133MHz, 32M Ram.
> Primary IDE: (master)1.7GB hard-disk.
> Secondary IDE: (slave) ATAPI CD-ROM(NEC x8).
>
> I typed "install.bat" from DOS, and bsd can detect my ATAPI CD-ROM.
>  I selected "media" from CDROM, then it copied files about 44%,
> appears error: Can't find bin.ag.
> I used Alt+F2, then it appears error messages as below:
> ======================================
> atapil.i: controller not ready for cmd.(repeat several times)
> DEBUG: Unmounting /dev/wcd0c from /dist
> atapil.i controller not ready for cmd.
> =======================================
>
> Would anyone know why? If you know, please teach me how to solve this
> problem.

This looks like a hardware problem.  Is it repeatable, and does it
always happen in the same place (i.e. file bin.ag)?  Then your CD-ROM
disk may be dirty or scratched.  Try cleaning it.  You can also try
booting from floppy, though this isn't likely to change much.

Greg