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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!ix.netcom.com!news From: dt <to1tech@ix.netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.2.1 and CD-ROM connected via Soundblaster IDE i/f Date: Mon, 02 Jun 1997 02:59:04 -0700 Organization: METRO Lines: 26 Message-ID: <33929968.26E0@ix.netcom.com> References: <33901B5A.41C67EA6@simple.demon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: atl-ga9-16.ix.netcom.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NETCOM-Date: Mon Jun 02 2:57:51 AM CDT 1997 X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0C-NC320 (Win16; I) To: Mark S Jones <Mark.Jones@simple.demon.co.uk> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:42027 Mark S Jones wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm trying to get 2.2.1 to install from a Goldstar 8x CD-ROM drive > which is connected via the IDE interface on a Creative Labs Soundblaster > AWE 32 card...with very little success. > > I've previously run FreeBSD 2.1.0, but was never able to get the o/s > to see the drive connected in this manner either... > > Is this possible ? Or am I just going to have to put the CD drive on > one of my motherboard's (already full) IDE interfaces ? > > Please mail me at : Mark.Jones@simple.demon.co.uk > > Thanks in advance. > > Mark. MARK, CD-ROM drives are devices, in dos or unix. You can add a connector to your ide cable, along with your drive(s), or set the irq on the sound card to one that BSD recognizes ie. 10. The ide cable connector is the fastest way. It does not interfere with your drive(s). dt