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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.mathworks.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!home.winc.com!usenet From: hmp@homes4u.com Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Installing from CDROM - Simple question Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 16:48:49 GMT Organization: Winfield Communication, Inc. Lines: 43 Message-ID: <447lui$i0m@yikes.winc.com> References: <43vbnm$3qa@homer.alpha.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: slip103.winc.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 drig@earth.execpc.com (David Rudder) wrote: >Hey guys, > I'm installing FreeBSD for the first time. I've installed Linux >a number of times, so I think I have the hang of weird installs. The >install doesn't recognize my cdrom. It's on the wrong address. Rather >than opening up my computer, reconfiguring my cdrom, changing Linux, >Windows NT and Windows 95, is there a way to specify the address on the >boot command? >I'm using the FreeBSD cd from Walnut Creek using a SoundBlaster CD-ROM. >To install, I type "view". I imagine the proper command line for this >would be: >fbsdboot -D kernel -X xxxxx >replace the Xx's with the proper argument. >But I haven't found any docs on fbsdboot. >A FM to RT or a simple answer would be greatly appreciated. >-- >My opinions are my own. Don't bother my boss. > David Rudder - drig@execpc.com - http://www.execpc.com/~drig >"Patience runs out on the junky" - Bob Weir If your CDROm is an IDE drive, I don't think FreeBSD will find it no matter where you put it. On the other hand, if you have a SCSI drive, any SCSI drive should just flat work. I have 2.0.5 from Walnut Creek and on that, if you run the -view- program on the CDROM, from Windows, in addition to giving you some good info, it will set up a boot floopy for you. Or, it will suggest copying the essentials down to HD and installing from there. I haven't gotten around to installing yet, I can't figure out which system to stick it on yet. iamhmp