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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.ysu.edu!news.cps.udayton.edu!news.engr.udayton.edu!blackbird.afit.af.mil!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-200.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-11.sprintlink.net!ralph.vnet.net!news From: Edwin Burley <khan@vnet.net> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Can't access IDE CD-ROM from FreeBSD2.1 Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 20:04:52 -0400 Organization: Artist Lines: 38 Message-ID: <31D321A4.167EB0E7@vnet.net> References: <31D27DAC.1EAD@job-link.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: artist.vnet.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0b3 (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2-CURRENT i386) Charles Boesel wrote: > > I have a P6 system that I installed FreeBSD 2.1 onto. > The FreeBSD CD-ROM from Walnut Creek CD-ROM was not > able to be used, even though the install.bat file > could see the CD-ROM - so I have been forced to do a > ftp network install, which worked. The problem is, I still > want to access my CD-ROM. I used the ATAPI.FLP disk > and still no luck on accessing the CD-ROM. > > Can anyone tell me how to mount an IDE CD-ROM onto > a working FreeBSD 2.1 system? (There appears to be > no device for IDE CD-ROMS in FreeBSD). I already tried > mount_9660 and no luck. It appears that I am not the only one > with a lot of difficulty with CD-ROMS on FreeBSD... > > Send me a cc: email in response to this message as I need > this information ASAP. > > Thanks, > > Charles > webguy@job-link.com #1 is it in your kernel to see the cdrom...in the dmesg..you can see if it send the cdrom.... #2 if it is seeing the cdrom then type mount -t cd9660 /dev/wcd0c /cdrom #3 keep in mind that is if the dir is cdrom( you may need to make it) and that if the cdplayer is followed at wcd0c ............:) if you need more help please fill free to email khan@vnet.net it may tack a day or two but I will get to it.....