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Date:      Tue, 6 Oct 1998 14:16:28 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        KC <kclark@nwlink.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: CD installation prblems
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9810061415590.19930-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <001b01bdefec$c7dcd260$6fd814d1@kclark.nwlink.com>

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On Sun, 4 Oct 1998, KC wrote:

> I have been having problems with the installation of FreeBSD because
> it doesn't see my CD player.  My box is a 486 with 500 megs hard
> drive.  I plan on installing only FreeBSD 2.2.6 on this box using the
> generic kernel.  I have a Sound Blaster PnP sound card that uses it's
> IDE card for the CD-ROM. At this time I have no clue on how to compile
> the kernel to add it and if there is any text or if someone could lead
> me in the right direction, that would be great.

Try moving your IDE CD onto the primary or secondary IDE channels.  The
third IDE channel that the SB uses is not probed by default.

> PS I have had problems joining the freebsd-newbies mailing list

Like what?

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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