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Andre Freller

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Nov 28, 1995, 3:00:00 AM11/28/95

> From: FU...@VAX.NIAGARA.EDU
> Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 12:10:57 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: CD-ROM
...
> IDE Controller IRQ 14 (PRIMARY)
> IDE Controller IRQ 15 (SECONDARY)
> Drive E (ATAPI IDE CD-ROM Drive)
...
> to use my CD-ROM but now I can not. From my understanding it should be:
>
> /dev/hd1a1

Hi there,

1) In my system I have to boot using an append comand in /etc/lilo.conf:

append = "hdd=cdrom"
image = /vmlinuz
...

2) You can boot using the BootPrompt options:
a) press the left shift to ge the prompt
b) press tab to see what are your options
c) If "Linux" is your option to boot linux type
Linux hdd=cdrom
Your cdrom device is going to be /dev/hdd (It should be /dev/hdc
but it refuses to do so - my cdrom is from Sound Blaster Discovery kit)

3) your kernel must have support for the ATAPI IDE.
When making config, make is going to ask you if you want Normal
IDE/CDROM support answer yes. Then you will be asked about
"old disk-only" and "new-IDE".
I answer no for the first and yes for the second

Most information here were taken from BootPrompt, Lilo and Kernel HOWTO.
My kernel's verssion is 1.2.8.

Good luck
Andre
<afre...@nutecnet.com.br>

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