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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!battery.awod.com!usenet From: lam@awod.com (Ken Lam) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Q for the GURU ? Date: 19 Jun 1996 19:43:37 GMT Organization: A World Of Difference, Inc. Lines: 52 Message-ID: <4q9l99$16u@battery.awod.com> References: <4q6vbe$jgq@tzlink.j51.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: tsunami.awod.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.7 In article <4q6vbe$jgq@tzlink.j51.com>, webriter@j51.com stated => > >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. do you have ATAPI support in the kernel? It doesn't use the proprietary drivers. >Let me quickly run through the hardware : >The computer is a gateway P-60 (i know gateway's suck) I like GW2K. I have 3 in my computer room, plus one on my desk. >3 COM 3C509B NIC defaults are 300h IRQ 10 and prom disabled >I can't configure this guy either. > use the 3c5x9cfg from the floppy >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. is that one of the ones which uses com 3's port address? >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 > >