Re: CD Not Recognized after initial screen at install

[David Armstrong]

I was trying to install FDSB 4.9.

I've just noticed that I get a MODE_SENSE_BIG timeout on acd0. Sounds 
like there is something it doesn't like about the CDROM. Once again, 
though, it seems to be booting from it (which I guess is a function of 
the BIOS).

I specified a non-plug and play OS in the BIOS.

Thanks!

fbsd_user wrote:

You did not state what FBSD version you are installing
5.0, 5.1 have bug which causes your problem.
On the other hand did you do the recommended pc bio changes?
First time changes to PC Bios

Navigate around the menus using the keyboard arrow keys looking for
the following options, your PC bio's may not have all of these.
Virus Warning=, set this option to disable. It's a firmware check of
the hard drive boot sector looking for MS/Windows boot virus. This
will stop FBSD booting from the install CDROM.
plug-n-play=,  set this option to disable. FBSD is not sensitive to
Microsoft plug-n-play standard and may refuse to install, or cause
PCI cards not to be found.
Disable or set to auto any Bio's option to assign irq numbers to PCI
expansion slots.
Disable any ISA expansion slots.

Operating system type=, set to 'other' or any Unix type of operating
system, don't set to MS/Windows.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Armstrong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 1:34 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: CD Not Recognized after initial screen at install
I don't yet have a /cdrom or /etc/fstab because I'm just starting
the
installation! I was hoping there might be a way to specify the
device. It is an
ATAPI cdrom.
Thanks,

Dave

--- fbsd_user <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 

Try using this command

mount  /cdrom

Review /etc/fstab to understand why the above commands works.

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David
Armstrong
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 10:26 AM
To: FreeBSD Questions
Subject: CD Not Recognized after initial screen at install
Hi FreeBSD Folks,

I'm installing FreeBSD and, although the installation can boot
   

from
 

the
CD, when I select a CD/DVD as the installation source, it says it
can't
find the CD. Obviously, the BIOS can read the CD because it booted
from
it, but apparently FreeBSD seems to be unable to see it.
Any thoughts on how I can get this to install?

Thanks,

Dave

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