LG combo drive and installation: drive not found

[Giuseppe Pagnoni]

Dear FreeBSD experts,

I am trying to install FreeBSD 7.0 on a new i386 machine with no OS
installed yet.  I start the install process with the 1st CD of the
distribution, and I go through the partition phase with no problem.
However, when I get to the point where I select the installation media
(CD/DVD) it says that it cannot find the CD/DVD.

I read on the FAQ list on the FreeBSD site that this can happen when
the drive is configured as a slave with no master.  So I opened up the
box, and I saw that the drive has its own ATAPI/IDE cable/slot on the
motherboard and the jumpers on  the drive are set as MASTER.

The drive is a new LG combo drive, I believe GH22LP20 or something close to it.

I also tried to install Ubuntu and it works fine (but I really would
like FreeBSD!).


Any help or suggestion will be highly appreciated,

thanks in advance

  giuseppe

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