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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: James Higgins <jamesh@bnoc.net>
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Subject: Re: Panasonic CR-563 CD-ROM Drives.
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On Thu, 1 Jan 1998, James Higgins wrote:

> Ok,
> 
> I am new to Free-BSD but have set up RedHat and Slackware linux systems
> (on this same machine I might add) in the past.
> 
> I have a Panasonic CR-563 cdrom that attaches through a proprietary
> Soundblaster interface.  I cannot seem to detect it at boot time.
> 
> When installing at the "boot:  " prompt I specify -c  then enter visual
> mode. Disable all hardware I know that is not present in my machine,
> SCSI cards and Ethernet cards (it is a home machine) and press enter on
> the Matsushita/Panasonic CD-Rom device.  
> 
> I change the I/O address to 0x630. Windows 95 shows the device at 0x630
> and linux also detects the drive at 0x630.  Kernel parameter in linux is
> "sbpcd=0x630,LaserMate" if that means anything to anyone.  Then I save
> the userconfig parameters and continue booting.  

Did you set the interrupt?

> The drive light flashes like the drive is read, but when I select it as
> my installation media I get the now infamous "No CDROM devices found....
> blah blah blah" error.  I can switch to virtual console 2 and see the
> line: "DEBUG:  Try at matcdc0 retruns errno 2".

Hit scroll lock at the main install menu, then use the arrow keys to
scroll back and see the boot prompt.  See if matcd0 found anything.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
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