FreeBSD box can't access CD ROM??
CB
ecliptica.ww at virgin.net
Sat Dec 29 17:42:54 GMT 2001
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Hi - can anyone offer any useful suggestion as to why my FreeBSD box =
(Cyrix M2 300/128MB) cannot access its CD ROM drive.
The box runs FreeBSD 4.0 as the only installed OS and it was originally =
installed from the CheapBytes CD using the same internal CDROM drive. =
There have been no hardware changes since, and no substantial OS =
modifications. X-Windows is installed and running OK and a Linux =
emulator loads during bootup, but isn't currently used for anything.=20
On bootup the system seems to recognise the CD ROM. The "dmseg" command =
shows the line:
acd0: CDROM <ATAPI-CDROM> at ata0-slave using PIO4
/etc/fstab shows:
device /dev/acd0c
mountpoint /cdrom
FStype cd9660
options ro,noauto
dump 0
pass# 0
"cd /cdrom" takes me to the /cdrom directory, but "ls" gives nothing and =
it does not even try to spin the CD ROM drive. Ejecting the CD drawer =
and closing again causes the CD drive light to flash for a few seconds =
but still inaccessible.
"mount /cdrom" gives:
cd9660: device busy
"umount /cdrom" gives:
umount: /cdrom: not currently mounted =20
using /stand/sysinstall to try to install additional packages:
after selecting CDROM as the media source and with the FreeBSD 4.0 CD in =
the drive I get:
User Confirmation Requested:
Warning: The CD currently in the drive is either not a FreeBSD CD or it =
is an older (pre 2.1.5) FreeBSD CD which does not have a version number =
on it. Do you wish to use this CD anyway?
Selecting "Yes" it says:
Unable to get packages/INDEX file from selected media
Accepting "OK" it says:
Could not unmount the CDROM from /dist: Invalid argument
I dearly want to try to get this box running properly with FreeBSD and =
there had never previously been any prob with the CD ROM drive - it's a =
box I had dual booting Win95 and FreeBSD 2.2.3 for a couple of years =
with no probs before I upgraded to FreeBSD 4.0 as the sole OS a year or =
so ago.
Any suggestions? Any other config or log files I might check for =
something amiss? Any diagnostics I can run on it to try to investigate =
further?
I really don't want to have to revert the machine back to MS Windows.
Thanks for any help.=20
Cheers
CB
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi - can anyone offer any useful =
suggestion as to=20
why my FreeBSD box (Cyrix M2 300/128MB) cannot access its CD ROM=20
drive.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The box runs FreeBSD 4.0 as the only =
installed OS=20
and it was originally installed from the CheapBytes CD using the same =
internal=20
CDROM drive. There have been no hardware changes since, and no =
substantial OS=20
modifications. X-Windows is installed and running OK and a Linux =
emulator loads=20
during bootup, but isn't currently used for anything. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On bootup the system seems to recognise =
the CD ROM.=20
The "dmseg" command shows the line:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>acd0: CDROM <ATAPI-CDROM> at =
ata0-slave using=20
PIO4</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/etc/fstab shows:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>device =
=20
/dev/acd0c</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>mountpoint =
/cdrom</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>FStype &nbs=
p;cd9660</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>options =
=20
ro,noauto</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>dump =
=20
0</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>pass# =
=20
0</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"cd /cdrom" takes me to the /cdrom =
directory, but=20
"ls" gives nothing and it does not even try to spin the CD ROM drive. =
Ejecting=20
the CD drawer and closing again causes the CD drive light to flash for a =
few=20
seconds but still inaccessible.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"mount /cdrom" gives:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>cd9660: device busy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"umount /cdrom" gives:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>umount: /cdrom: not currently=20
mounted</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>using /stand/sysinstall to try to =
install=20
additional packages:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>after selecting CDROM as the media =
source and with=20
the FreeBSD 4.0 CD in the drive I get:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>User Confirmation =
Requested:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Warning: The CD currently in the drive =
is either=20
not a FreeBSD CD or it is an older (pre 2.1.5) FreeBSD CD which does not =
have a=20
version number on it. Do you wish to use this CD anyway?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Selecting "Yes" it says:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Unable to get packages/INDEX file from =
selected=20
media</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Accepting "OK" it says:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Could not unmount the CDROM from /dist: =
Invalid=20
argument</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I dearly want to try to get this box =
running=20
properly with FreeBSD and there had never previously been any prob with =
the CD=20
ROM drive - it's a box I had dual booting Win95 and FreeBSD 2.2.3 for a =
couple=20
of years with no probs before I upgraded to FreeBSD 4.0 as the sole OS a =
year or=20
so ago.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Any suggestions? Any other config or =
log files I=20
might check for something amiss? Any diagnostics I can run on it to try=20
to investigate further?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I really don't want to have =
to revert the=20
machine back to MS Windows.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks for =
any help.=20
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CB</FONT></DIV>
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