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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!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.mathworks.com!hunter.premier.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.new-york.net!tzlink.j51.com!usenet From: webriter@j51.com (Kenny) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Q for the GURU ? Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 18:14:35 GMT Organization: TZ-Link, a public-access online community in Nyack, NY. Lines: 42 Message-ID: <4q6vbe$jgq@tzlink.j51.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: pma2.j51.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 I've been trying to install FreeBSD for almost a week and I want to see this thing WORK! I can not (yet) use the CDROM drive. The original rom is a NEC CDR-260 It should be at IRQ 14 or 15 and use 1f0s (for slave on primary) or 170s for secondary. #1 what cdrom do I choose? mitsumi? sony? panasonic???? I am going to put a mitsumi 4x in and see if that one works It's a FX 400 D/E. Does anyone know if this guy will work? Let me quickly run through the hardware : The computer is a gateway P-60 (i know gateway's suck) 3 COM 3C509B NIC defaults are 300h IRQ 10 and prom disabled I can't configure this guy either. the HD is a WD 540mb. this configures properly, thank god something does. The video card is a STB 5430 PCI card w/ 1 mb mem. Can anyone out there help me configure this darn thing. I've installed from disks 3 times and I still can't get this thing to work. I want to dedicate the machine to FreeBSD so I don't have to worry about a DOS install. My first install was successful but I changed some config files and decided to reinstall and see if the rom would work. The second install hung when it asked for a program disk I didn't have (my fault) The third installed everything but hung on the reboot and kept trying to access the HD. I didn't even get as far as getting the error mess. The FreeBSD book discribes might happen with the 3COM card. Please HELP....I'm going nuts. Thanks in Advance, Kenny