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:david.armstrong at tiscali.de]
>Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 1:34 PM
>To: fbsd_user at a1poweruser.com
>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 <fbsd_user at a1poweruser.com> wrote:
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>
>>Try using this command
>>
>>mount  /cdrom
>>
>>Review /etc/fstab to understand why the above commands works.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>>[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org]On 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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>Dave
>
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