Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 14:07:17 -0500 From: "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> To: "Scott Johnson" <tmtowtdi@mailandnews.com>, "evelio" <evelio@eclipse.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: On install Cdrom won't mount Message-ID: <003a01c0105a$05df5f80$cd430ace@mark8> References: <20000826215050.A290037B43E@hub.freebsd.org>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Johnson" <tmtowtdi@mailandnews.com> To: "evelio" <evelio@eclipse.net>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 6:50 PM Subject: Re: On install Cdrom won't mount > On 25 Aug 00, at 17:50, evelio wrote: > > I just recently bought FreeBSD 4.0. I am using a Packard Bell, Axcel 3520 > > with 16 ram and 100 mhz ( Intel Pentium )I can boot up from the CDROM > > without a problem > > > > However during the install of FreeBSD towards the end when I need the > > CDROM to copy files it does not find the CDROM. > > > > The only thing I can tell you about the CDROM is that it is quad speed. > > I don't know what model of drive you have, but I have a couple of 4x IDE cdroms out of old packard-bells, and they don't seem to be 100% compatable with the "IDE standard CDROM" (whatever that may be!) > > Is there some configuration I need to do or should I get a newer CDROM. > Get a newer cdrom. Life's too short to have a 4x! > I've had this problem with my much newer Iomega ZipCD 650 CDR, > both while installing and otherwise. It seems that if the drive spins > down while mounted, and I try to access it later, it will hang up. I > still have installed from it by doing the install in two runs -- making > a slice and a disklabel, quitting the install, starting over again and > this time assigning mount points to the partitions I already made, > then rushing through the rest of the install to get to transfering the > packages before the drive spins down. Usually the time saved is by > already having partitioned the disk is just enough. > That is absolutely bizarre....my cdrom spins down all the time, and it has never hung the machine. Perhaps you should get a new cdrom as well! :) Josh > Scott > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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