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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news1.erols.com!newsmaster@erols.com From: Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: IDE CD-ROM configured as master -- what to do? Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 07:09:18 -0700 Organization: Erols Internet Services Lines: 23 Message-ID: <31C6B88E.3423@www.play-hookey.com> References: <4puf0f$240_010@mypc.neosoft.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: kenjb05.play-hookey.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Win16; I) Conrad Sabatier wrote: > > Trying to install FreeBSD 2.1 from the Walnut Creek CD-ROM, but not getting > anywhere with it. My CD-ROM is not one of the recognized types (it's an > ACER CD-747e/HAS, IDE, master). Tried the IDE installation, it scans my > CD-ROM as a second wd device and then hangs right at the point where the > installer should be coming up. > > Called HP to see how I might change my CD-ROM configuration to slave instead > of master. No luck. > > Any ideas, anyone (other than replacing the drive)? > Did you connect this master drive to the secondary IDE port (wdc1, 0x170, IRQ 15)? Two masters won't run together on one cable; they have to operate independently on two different ports. Also, if you have a net card using IRQ 15, you'll have to reconfigure that -- the secondary IDE port is a bit harder to change :-) I hope this helps! Ken