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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!EU.net!peer-news.britain.eu.net!sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk!demon!osvif.demon.co.uk!tim From: Tim Crowther <tim@osvif.demon.co.uk> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: First Time FreeBSD Install by Newbie Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 13:18:30 +0000 Organization: sqaure root of minus one Lines: 14 Distribution: world Message-ID: <phcS4FAm0jAxEwLD@osvif.demon.co.uk> References: <4ds000$ocm@news.magi.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: osvif.demon.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: osvif.demon.co.uk MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Newsreader: Turnpike Version 1.10 <0k9RCGGUMsSgEIJntMd56w9J+R> In article <4ds000$ocm@news.magi.com>, steve ames <sames@magi.com> writes [snip] >Matsushita quad speed ATAPI CD ROM plugged into the SB using IRQ 10 for I/O Having tried a Mitsumi via a SB-16, I found that you can get it to work by starting Dos (this will set the software selecable bits) and then alt-ctl-del boot to FreeBSD and it _should_ see the CD. You may have to alter the kernel it you have settings other than the defaults. good luck -- Tim Crowther (at Home) [ Never trust a software engineer with a screwdriver ]