> >My linux box don't recognize my SB16 and too the CDROM 4x Funai CD
> >420f.
> >I tried several types of disk boot driver of the my Slackware 3.1
> >Linux box (kernel 2.0.29).
> >I use floppy boot kernel.
> >The CDROM is attached in the SB16 Pro . The SB occupied the ide2 (in
> >the ide0 is my two HD,s and ide1 is free).
> ide2 is not detected automatically at boot-up. You need to put
> something like "ide2=0x1e8,0x3ee,11" (just "ide2=0x1e8" should
> be enough) as the "command line" option at LILO prompt, or put
> 'append = "ide2=0x1e8"' (the inner quotes needed) in /etc/lilo.conf,
> and re-run lilo. Just been discussed in another thread.
> See also /usr/src/linux/Documentation/ide.txt.
Except for the fact that this is a PnP SoundBlaster with a PnP IDE
interface. Unless he already has some sort of warm-boot setup in effect
that initializes the SB PnP's IDE port in DOS, your idea won't work.
Since the person in question has ide1 free, with no hard drives,
he can safely put the CDROM on that interface as master, and he
won't have to deal with setting up loadlin and/or a second DOS
boot partition. You can use isapnptools to initialize the card,
but the IDE driver is already loaded, and it cannot be reloaded
or reset to detect the tertiary interface on the Sound Blaster.
--
Mathew E. Kirsch, CLSE (Certifiable Linux Systems Engineer)
*Opinions expressed herein do not reflect those of my employer.
"If you don't have time to read the FAQ, I don't have time to read it to
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