On Sun, 16 Jan 2000, alex galloway wrote about, installing redhat linux from cd-rom
onto a 386 with a mitsumi cdrom:
> hi,
>
> this is a question about installing redhat linux from cd-rom onto a 386
> with a mitsumi cdrom.
>
> beginning at the "CDROM type" stage of installation, i can't get the
> installer to see my cdrom drive at all! here's what i've tried so far:
>
> + i've restarted the installer and put in the "linux hdc=cdrom" command at
> the beginning "linux:" prompt. (i've also tried "hda" "hdb" and "hdd").
Mitsumi drives are not IDE drives therefor they are not /dev/hdx they are
/dev/mcd
>
> + i've tried both "SCSI" (although i don't think my cdrom is a SCSI) and
> "Other CDROM" options.
>
> + after selecting the "Other CDROM" option i've selected "Mitsumi" from the
> list of drivers. The sobsequent autoprobe for my mcd driver failes, so i've
> then tried to "specify options" myself. i'm not really sure what i'm
> supposed to enter when i do this (on the "Module Parameters" page),
> although i've tried putting in things like "0x320" in the space after "mcd="
The mitsumi mcd used to have a hard cored default of IRQ 11 and i belive
0x320 as port address. On my machine here with a mitsumi single speed cdrom
it has the default and when i installed slackware 3.4 years ago i hd no
problem.
You can use windows to find the exacht irq and address, or open the box up,
i belive the irq and address's are printed on the card showing which jumper
does what.
When you know where it is you can pass the address and irq to the install
program, i think i am correct in saying something like the following;
mcd io=0x320 irq=11
>
> + i've returned to DOS and confirmed that DOS can see my cdrom (D: drive)
> just fine. it can. it's possible that my dos system is screwed up since i
> was deleting a ton of files to make room for the linux install. but i don't
> see why that would make my cd-rom invisible to the linux installer,
> especially if i've confirmed that dos can see it. also, when i boot into
> dos i have to do it in "safe mode" because certain system files are
> missing--would that indicate a problem?
>
> + i've also tried to copy all the files from the cdrom onto the harddrive
> and then do a "harddrive" install, thus avoiding the cdrom install
> completely, but my drive isn't big enough. it copies about half the files
> then runs out of room. :)
Well that would not work, as you would need about 1Gb of space left after
coping the RPMS to the H/D, a full install is around 1Gb, i cant remember
exactly how much it is with redhat.
>
> help! i just want to wipe dos completely off this machine... and i can't do it!
Let me know if that works or not, my machine in which the mitsumi is
located is not used for anything at the minute, i could see what happens
with redhat. As i said slackware 3.4 found it no problem. I think the
answer is still, if the drive is not at the default irq and port address it
wount be found.
>
> thanks :)
>
> Alex Galloway
> Editor
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