I was unable to read CD/DVD-ROMs in FreeDOS even though I tried a number of different drivers (ATAPI-CD, ATAPICDD, VIDE-CDD, XCDROM, and even the venerable CYBIDE). WIth some very high-powered help, the problem was finally solved, so I thought I'd pass the solution along as I know other people
On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:08:32 -0800 (PST), you wrote:
Hi,
traditional values. So if anyone is having a CD/DVD drive recognition problem
in FreeDOS, try turning off native mode for the IDE channels in the BIOS.
Message from Jack Ellis:
Native PCI Mode is ONLY for big servers, which often have