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#! rnews 1641 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!netnews.worldnet.att.net!ix.netcom.com!news From: "Robert Shepard" <res2211@ix.netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Has the atapi cd problem been solved Date: 17 Sep 1996 23:01:30 GMT Organization: Netcom Lines: 24 Message-ID: <01bba4eb$d68daee0$4868d9ce@#res2211> References: <DxvIG2.MCv.G.nanguo@nanguo.chalmers.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: als-il4-08.ix.netcom.com X-NETCOM-Date: Tue Sep 17 6:01:30 PM CDT 1996 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155 Don't know about Hitachi, but I have used at least 3 different brands of ATAPI CDROM without problems, either post or pre install. However... The FreeBSD CDROM must be in the drive during the installation boot-up, or it will see the drive, but will not mount it (which I don't think you can do during install). You must also use a boot disk. I personally have not been able to use the ATAPI.BAT file off the FreeBSD CDROM. After installation and reboot, you must manually remount the drive ala mount_cd9660 /dev/wcd0c /cdrom The drives I have tested are Chinon 4X, The Creative Labs 4X (comes with soundblaster kit), and the Computer City U.S. Logic 4X models. All work flawlessly with 2.1R and 2.1.5. Good Luck! > Has anyone solved the problem of not being able to install from the > now almost standard ATAPI (mode-3) cd-roms? > I have an Hitarchi here, and although everything finds it, no way > can I install from it