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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!europa.clark.net!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!ix.netcom.com!news From: dt <to1tech@ix.netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: CD-ROM won't be recognized Date: Mon, 02 Jun 1997 02:42:43 -0700 Organization: METRO Lines: 37 Message-ID: <33929593.3714@ix.netcom.com> References: <3390777f.14366862@news.b-1.de.contrib.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: atl-ga9-16.ix.netcom.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NETCOM-Date: Mon Jun 02 2:41:49 AM CDT 1997 X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0C-NC320 (Win16; I) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:42023 Hartmut M. Bromkamp wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 2.1.7 on a 386. The problem after > booting from the BSD boot diskette is that my Matsushita CD-ROM won't > be recognized. > > It's connected to controller which apparently supports Sony, Mitsumi, > and Panasonic. > > It has three connectors on it, it looks about this way: > > 1 :::::::: 2 :::::::::::::: > 3 :::::::::::::: > > The CD-ROM's eject button will work only on connector 3. > > My problem is that the CD-ROM and the adapter are a gift from a > friend, and there's no documentation available anymore. > > All I can adjust by jumper settings are the IRQ (set to 10), the DRQ > and the DACK. There are two other jumper blocks, but there's nothing > printed to identify their meaning. > > I assume that connector 3 is correct for Panasonic/Matsushita, and the > BSD kernel configuration offers only the setting of a port address for > such drives. I've tested some so far: 220, 230, 240, and 250. > > Can anyone offer a hint how I can get BSD to find the drive? > > Thanks, Hartmut Harmut, Try connecting the cd as an ide drive, that should work. If not post or mail the model numbers for the parts. dt