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From: Dan Ts'o <dan@dnn.rockefeller.edu>
Subject: Re: FreeBSD install on Creative
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 01:55:15 GMT
Lars K Klykken <klykken@bigblue.no> wrote:
: I have just received the the FreeBSD 2.1.5 distribution from Walnut
: Creek CDROM, but I have major problems installing it. When asked what
: media to install from, I choose CDROM as I probably should, but the
: program tells me that it can't find any CDROM drive. I _have_ created a
: bootdisk, and I have looked into the UserEdit, trying to put the
: Creative-driver port to -1 (0xffffff?) Upon boot-time, it seems to
: respond that it can't find the device, and I don't have any idea how to
: proceed, and would like help on this...
: Although it's irellevant (i think) i'll specify the system details on
: this machine:
: CPU: 486/33 (yuck!)
: RAM: 20 HDD: 710MB
: Operating system: Windows 95 (yuck!)
: CD-ROM: Blaster-CD 6x PnP with ISA-controller (IDE)
First, make sure you are boot from the kernel/floppy that understands
IDE/ATAPI CDROM's.
Does your machine have a PnP BIOS. My guess is no and therefore the
SB16 PnP is not initialized to any IRQ/port. And I don't think FreeBSD
supports PnP now.
If this is the case, what you have to do is a) move the CDROM to
your disk IDE controller, b) build a DOS boot floppy that contains enough
stuff to initialize the SB16 PnP card. The SB16 comes with driver floppies to
handle PnP. If you need more specifics, email me. Basically you need to setup
a DOS floppy that contains the PnP DOS driver, plus the SB16 driver to set
the IRQ/port up for the card.
Then you first boot the DOS/PnP/SB16 floppy. After it initializes the
card, *warm* boot (ctl-alt-del, *not* RESET) the PC and try to load FREEBSD.
When you get the DOS/PnP/SB16 floppy working: when it boots, it will report
the IRQ/port that it uses for the card. Write it down.
Then when you are trying to bring up FreeBSD, enter the IDE's port/IRQ
into FreeBSD to make sure it will recognize the SB16 IDE port.
--
Cheers,
Dan Ts'o 212-327-7671
Dept. of Neurobiology FAX: 212-327-7671
The Rockefeller University
1230 York Ave. Box 138 dantso@cris.com
New York, NY 10021 dan@dna.rockefeller.edu
Cheers,
Dan Ts'o 212-327-7671
Dept. of Neurobiology FAX: 212-327-7671
The Rockefeller University
1230 York Ave. Box 138 dantso@cris.com
New York, NY 10021 dan@dna.rockefeller.edu