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From: kelly@woody.fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly)
Subject: Re: Mitsumi CD-ROM install trouble.
Message-ID: <1994Dec28.171116.7894@fsl.noaa.gov>
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Date: Wed, 28 Dec 1994 17:11:16 GMT
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In article <1189@datasync.mv.com>, DataSync <mgehres@datasync.mv.com> wrote:
>I am attempting to install FreeBDS 2.0 using a Mitsumi CD-ROM.  During boot
>up it detects the CD as mcd0 but on irq 10 instead of 5 as the card is
>configured.

When you see the bootup say mcd0 on irq 10, that's where *kernel* is
configured to find your Mitsumi CD-ROM, *not* where it detects any
CD-ROM.  To have it use irq 5, enter the following at the boot prompt:

	boot hd(0,a)/kernel -c

You'll be greeted with a config> prompt.  Enter

	irq mcd0 5

You may also have to use the `port' command to set the base I/O
address as well.  Then, type `q' to continue the boot.

Once you've got FreeBSD's srcdist installed, you can reconfigure your
kernel to always use irq 5 my editing a kernel configuration file and
rebuilding the kernel.  Email me for detailed instructions.

--k