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From: scott@dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Scott Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Please help with IDE CDROM installation
Date: 01 Oct 1996 08:41:40 GMT
Organization: Queen Mary & Westfield College, London, UK
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In-reply-to: ksmm@cybercom.net's message of 25 Sep 1996 18:07:03 GMT
In article <52bsc7$2gg@orion.cybercom.net> ksmm@cybercom.net (The Classiest Man Alive) writes:
> From: ksmm@cybercom.net (The Classiest Man Alive)
> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
> Date: 25 Sep 1996 18:07:03 GMT
> Organization: Cyber Access Internet Communications, Inc.
>
> Luke Wadel (anyservice@usa.net) wrote:
> : Master. I tried booting from an ATAPI.FLP floppy, and I tried the
> : INST_IDE.BAT approach. As usual, I was able to get through all
> : installation menus, but the CD-Rom was not recognized when it mattered.
>
> I have the same problem with my system. My ATAPI CD-ROM drive on the 2nd
> controller is never recognized, and my CD-ROM is jumpered to be the slave
> device. Recompiling the kernel after installation has never changed this.
> Fortunately, I have a SCSI CD-ROM that comes to the rescue at times like
> this. If you have the disk space, you might try copying the relevant
> installation directories to somewhere on a FAT directory on your hard drive.
> You could then install from there.
If it's the only thing on the second controller it should be jumpered
as a master device. In my experience the ATAPI driver has trouble
with drives that are the only device on a controller -- try moving it
onto the slave position of your first controller.
Failing that, I guess your drive is just not-quite-to-spec enough that
the driver can't deal with it. Unfortunately these things are not all
created equal. Stick with your SCSI drive!
> : Surely IDE Cd-Roms are common enough now that there is some solution
> : for this by now? Can someone help me? Thanks in advance!
>
> If there is a solution, I hope they can help us both. :-)
>
> K.S.
Cheers,
Scott
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