Re: CDROM

[Kent West <kent.west@infotech.acu.edu>]

At 01:56 PM 3/7/1999 -0600, Gordon von Miller wrote:
>
>Hello,
>
>I tried to install Debian 2.0.2, and it would not recognize my
>cdrom which is a Nec cd-rom drive:260 ATAPI.  Debian
>says that it is either a cdrom or a  floppy, probably a floppy.
>The  cdrom works in Dos and in a previous version of SuSE.
>Any ideas short of buying a new cdrom?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Gordon
>
>
>Net-Tamer V 1.10.1  - Test Drive

Sorry I don't have a better answer, but I remember reading somewhere that
there's a startup option something like "/dev/hdc=cdrom" that tells the
system that it's a cd drive instead of a floppy. Maybe this will be enough
info that you can search for a more usable answer.