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From: nate@cassat.vis.colostate.edu (Nate Sammons)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: IDE cd-rom on 2nd IDE controller?
Date: 17 Nov 1995 15:48:42 GMT
Organization: CSU Computer Visualization Lab
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Thus spake Jonathan Sturges (sturgesj@bosco.cc.odu.edu):
> Hi,
> I've got a 2.1.0-951026-SNAP system, and I re-built the kernel to accomodate 
> an ATAPI cd-rom drive.
> However, the system won't recogize it.
> The cd-rom is on the 2nd IDE controller, because there are 2 HDs on the first 
> controller.  I think this must be what's affecting it, because I setup another 
> system where the cd-rom was on the primary IDE controller, and it worked 
> great.

> How, if it all, can I make this work?
> If ATAPI cd-roms are only supported on the first controller, I suppose I can 
> move the 2nd disk to the 2nd controller, since that is supported.  That will 
> leave room to attach the cd-rom to the primary controller.

> any pointers?

> Jonathan Sturges, sturgesj@bosco.cc.odu.edu
> LAN/Workstation Support
> Old Dominion University

> "Omigod... the dead have risen, and they're
> voting Republican!"   --Bart Simpson


Well, I had this problem under linux and it was solved by buying a HD
controller with it's own BIOS...  my motherboard didn't supprt 4 drives,
but my controller did, which was a problem.  The board cost me all of $50
and works great.

-nate

--
 Nate Sammons                    <nate@vis.colostate.edu>
 System Administrator            http://www.vis.colostate.edu/info/staff/nate
 CSU Computer Visualization Lab  "The torch of chaos and doubt --
 (970) 491-1578                   this is what the sage steers by." -Chuang Tzu