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#! rnews 2253 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.ececs.uc.edu!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!btnet!netcom.net.uk!ix.netcom.com!news From: "Robert Shepard" <res2211@ix.netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: IDE CD-ROM and 2.1.5 Problems Date: 27 Aug 1996 23:26:38 GMT Organization: Netcom Lines: 41 Message-ID: <01bb93b8$a48d2680$5868d9ce@srv1.evans.net> References: <kemper-2608962116120001@news.bihs.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: als-il4-24.ix.netcom.com X-NETCOM-Date: Tue Aug 27 4:26:38 PM PDT 1996 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155 Unfortunately, not all IDE CDROMs work. However, I would suggest that you try connecting the CDROM as a Slave to your Harddisk which should be strapped as a master. For some reason, the boot floppy will not find the CDROM on the second controller if it is the only device (with some exceptions). I have found that Chinon ADAPTI / IDE CDROMs work without problems with all FreeBSD releases since 2.1R, and at least in the Chicago area, the are cheap!! <$100 for 4X and <$150 for 8X. The Chinon drives also will boot on either disk controller :) Good Luck! Butch Kemper <kemper@bihs.net> wrote in article <kemper-2608962116120001@news.bihs.net>... > > I am trying to install FreeBSD 2.1.5 on a system with an IDE CD-ROM. My > problem is that the CD-ROM is not found by the install boot disk. > > The hard disk is on the first IDE controller and the install boot disk find it. > > The CD-ROM is on the second IDE controller which the install boot disk > finds. However, when I go to options to select the source media as the > CD-ROM, I am told that no CD-ROMS were found. > > It doesn't make any difference if the CD-ROM is jumpered for master or > slave. However, with it jumpered for slave, the bios startup detects the > CD-ROM and says that it is on the "secondary as master". > > I am most confused and any help will be greatly appreciated. > > Butch > > -- > Butch Kemper | Free sound advice available > Brazos Information Highway Services | "95% sound and 5% advice" > 409-693-9336 | Refunds cheerfully provided >