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
