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From: Typeline (rjb)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: FreeBSD Install from CD
Date: 1 Jan 1995 02:41:25 GMT
Organization: INTAC Access Corporation - An Internet Service Provider
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I'm planning to install the latest release of FreeBSD on a 33Mhz
486 Gateway box. I've installed a NEC 2Vi cdrom drive replacing the 5.25"
floppy. I think I've installed it correctly. Is there a driver on the
FreeBSD release that will engage this drive during install? This is the
first time I've installed a cdrom drive on an older machine. I'm concerned
about this for a couple of reasons:

   1) The current bios version in this machine doesn't see this drive. Does
it need to? (It's currently cabled as drive A but disable in the bios).
   2) There's not driver software for a BSD install.

I'm hoping this drive can deal with the format of the FreeBSD release. Are
there any other surprises that I should know about?

Thanks
Bob