FreeBSD 5.1 Installation Problem

[Reinhart Steyaert]

I read all the documentation. BTW, there isn't that much in the docs to try. 
It's always the same: "Cannot find CD/DVD devices..."

Other ideas? Could it be an IRQ conflict or whatever in loader.conf?


>From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local at be-well.no-ip.com>
>Reply-To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>To: "Reinhart Steyaert" <reinhart_steyaert at hotmail.com>, 
>freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.1 Installation Problem
>Date: 08 Sep 2003 16:27:54 -0400
>
>"Reinhart Steyaert" <reinhart_steyaert at hotmail.com> writes:
>
> > I want to install FreeBSD 5.1 but have the following problem: during
>
>Just to check:  you did read the installation information, including
>http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.1R/early-adopter.html
>?
>
> > the installation, you have to choose "Installation Media." I choose
> > the first option, 'install from a CD/DVD', but get the message "Cannot
> > find CD/DVD devices..." (or something like that). But I can boot from
> > the CD (it's a Mitsumi ATAPI CD-ROM, not a DVD). The module cd9660
> > seems to be loaded. When I choose "Floppy..." in the Installation
> > Media menu, I also get the message "Cannot find floppy devices..." So,
> > FreeBSD recognizes the CD-ROM drive, but it seems to forget those
> > devices at a certain point. I was able, years ago, to install FreeBSD
> > 3.2.
>
>There are several steps mentioned in the errata which you should
>probably try:
>http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.1R/errata.html

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