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From: uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org (Frank Durda IV)
Subject: Re: Install HELP !
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Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 05:21:41 GMT
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Darren Edgerton (darredge@iaccess.com.au) wrote:
[0]first, it did not recognize my CD-ROM, which is a Creative Labs
[0]Quad Speed connected direct to a SB16 card. In the FAQ it says that
[0]Sound Blaster CD ROMS are OK.  Did i misunderstand this ?

FreeBSD 2.1.0 only supports proprietary Creative Labs 2x drives
that connect to the CREATIVE/PANASONIC interface on the card.
It says this in HARDWARE.TXT.   The 386bsd/netbsd/FreeBSD FAQ posted
regularly in this group is too generic in this area (corrections have
been sent to the maintainer).

However, the 4X drives from Creative are mostly IDE drives, which use
the ATAPI.FLP boot floppy, not the BOOT.FLP floppy.  Look at the
information related to IDE drives and follow those suggestions.

Frank Durda IV <uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org>|"The Knights who say "LETNi"
or uhclem%nemesis@rwsystr.nkn.net           | demand...  A SEGMENT REGISTER!!!"
					    |"A what?"
or ...letni!rwsys!nemesis!uhclem	    |"LETNi! LETNi! LETNi!"  - 1983