> Subject: installing debian linux from cdrom > Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 19:54:14 PST > From: "Nam-Anh Pham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > I recently got a debian linux cd (Slink release, version 2.1). I tried to > install it on my old 486, but it would not recognize the cdrom. Do you have > any advice? My pc is an old 486 clone built in 93. It has a Mitsumi 2x > cdrom. I thought it was ATAPI compliant, but am not sure. The cdrom works > fine under DOS, so at least I know it is not a defective cdrom. If you have > any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it. > > I saw and tried the following command line posted on the debian site's > faqomatic, but it did not work either. > > loadlin linux -n 5 boot=/dev/ram hdc=cdrom cdrom=debug,none > scsi=debug,none initrd=boot.bin > > Thanks in advance! :) :) > > Nam-Anh >
I currently have a GW2K-486 running RH 5.0 with an older Mitsumi 2x cd. This drive uses a proprietary bus and to load this driver I type mcd=0x340,10 with the 0x340 (just like this) being the port and the 10 for the IRQ. At lilo try "mount mcd=0x340,10" or add it to your /etc/conf.modules "options mcd=..." then mount with /dev/mcd to your mount point. Bill