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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!sgigate.sgi.com!uhog.mit.edu!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!nntp.earthlink.net!usenet From: metro@earthlink.net Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: CD ROM Not configured Date: Mon, 17 Jun 96 08:29:55 PDT Organization: Earthlink Network, Inc. Lines: 50 Message-ID: <NEWTNews.835025465.3911.metro@metro.earthlink.net> References: <NEWTNews.834783935.5691.metro@metro.earthlink.net> <31C2078D.493@www.play-hookey.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: max1-rs-ca-06.earthlink.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: NEWTNews & Chameleon -- TCP/IP for MS Windows from NetManage In Article<31C2078D.493@www.play-hookey.com>, <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com> write: > Path: nntp.earthlink.net!hal.COM!decwrl!enews.sgi.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news1.erols.com!newsmaster@erols.com > From: Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com> > Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc > Subject: Re: CD ROM Not configured > Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 17:45:01 -0700 > Organization: Erols Internet Services > Lines: 26 > Message-ID: <31C2078D.493@www.play-hookey.com> > References: <NEWTNews.834783935.5691.metro@metro.earthlink.net> > NNTP-Posting-Host: kenjb05.play-hookey.com > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Win16; I) > > rgonzale@mli-vtg.com wrote: > > > > I've just recently installed FreeBSD ver 2.1. I am new to this OS so please > > bare with me. I have a question about making the CD-ROM work. I have completed > > the installation with the CD-ROM installation (typed inst_ide.bat), but when > > the installation was completed and the machine(intel P90 w/ 16meg RAM) > > rebooted. I could not get the CD ROM(Sanyo) to mount. I tried the mount /cdrom > > command, but I get an error CD ROM Not configured. How do I get the CD ROM > > configured? I know the CD ROM is compatable with the system, because I used it > > to install the software. The installation used a device called wcd0c, But I > > can't get it to mount within the system. I've tried "mount /dev/wcd0c /cdrom", > > "mount /cdrom". Nothing! Any help would be very appreciative. > > > > You missed an item or two in the docs. You need to recompile the kernel after > enabling the ATAPI option and its companion wdc0 driver. Go to directory > /usr/src/sys/i386/conf and copy the file GENERIC to some other appropriate name > for your machine, and edit the copied file. Full directions and explanations are > given in the handbook. You can ust the opportunity to comment out a bunch of > devices you don't use, to shrink down the resulting kernel. > > There have also been some recent posts about cdroms in this group. > > I hope this helps! > > Ken Thanks for pointing me to the right direction! Now I just need to learn how to rebuild a kernel.