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From: jkh@violet.berkeley.edu (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: How to install from SCSI CDROM?
Date: 21 Aug 1995 02:33:17 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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In article <paul-2008951439290001@ppaul.sierra.net>,
Paul Schurwing <paul@sierra.net> wrote:
>Using the Walnut Creek CD distribution (2.0.5), I run the install batch
>file from DOS, this boots the installation kernel, but when I select the
>CDROM as the distribution media, it tells me that it can't find a CDROM
>drive.

Is the Adaptec controller even being found?  If it's not, then it's
quite clear that anything attached to it wouldn't be found either.  Did you
make sure it conforms to the port address/IRQ settings as described
in the installation guide?  You did READ the installation guide, didn't
you?  And the hardware troubleshooting guide?  :-)

>What am I missing?  Maybe installation _doesn't_ work from SCSI drives?

Oh, it does.  Have no fear of that.

						Jordan