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From: yan@shell.portal.com (Yongxin - Yan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: SCSI CDROM doesn't work! Help Please
Date: 2 Jun 1994 09:07:15 GMT
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This is follow-up to my own message:

There was a problem with the CDROM reader. I have had it replaced and 
the new one works fine.

Thanks for your attentions!

Yan



Yongxin - Yan (yan@shell.portal.com) wrote:
: I just bought a NEC SCSI CDROM but it doesn't work with FreeBSD 1.1!

: The SCSI controller I'm using is Adaptec 1542CF. I have a 1.08GB SCSI
: HD on which I installed FreeBSD 1.1. FreeBSD 1.1 boots and works OK.

: FreeBSD detects the CDROM while booting. But it displays the following
: messages: (host adapter ID:7, SCSI HD ID:0, CDROM ID:4)

: cd0:(aha0:4:0) not ready
: cd0: could not get size
: cd0: drive empty

: If I try to mount a CDROM disk from /dev/cd0a, I get 'device not configured'
: message.

: The CDROM can be configured as SCSI-I or SCSI II. I tried both of them but
: got the same result. I set the CDROM ID to other numbers and still no difference.

: Any help is appreciated!

: Yan