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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!jraynard.demon.co.uk!jraynard.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: james@jraynard.demon.co.uk (James Raynard) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Newbie Question Date: 28 Sep 1995 01:16:55 -0000 Organization: A FreeBSD box Lines: 28 Message-ID: <44ct27$14f@jraynard.demon.co.uk> References: <812200737snz@osvif.demon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.jraynard.demon.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: jraynard.demon.co.uk In article <812200737snz@osvif.demon.co.uk>, Tim Crowther <Tim@osvif.demon.co.uk> wrote: >By chance I have found that if I do the following I can >use my CD ; > > 1. Boot to DOS > 2. Warm Boot FreeBSD but with -c > 3. Change the config for mcd0 and the quit > 4. mount_cd9660 > >The CD is a Mitsumi but I am using a MAD-16 card in >place of the original interface to save space. So down >to my problem, how do I make the changes to the mcd0 >so it always goes for the I/O and Interrupt I am >using. When you boot with -c, any changes are saved to the kernel (you should see a message to this effect later on in the boot sequence). Or have I misunderstood the question? The other alternative is to re-compile the kernel with the values you require. This is quite straightforward (see the FAQ for details). Cheers James -- "If English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me!"