Hi Alex. I worked on a similar configured machine as the one you have with mitsumi cd-rom and maxster hd from around the generation you have and indeed the cd-rom had jumpers as yours does and the small maxster in my case which was 400 mb didn't. So, the hd will go to master and the cdr-rom to slave as you've set the cd-rom jumper that way. I know that some of those mitsumi's need drivers under dos so I am not sure if a geniric ide cd-rom driver from a Linux boot disk will work to mount it or you will need a custom boot image for your Mitsumi. Others may have better feedback to offer as they have more direct Linux experience than I do. Ed Barnes At 11:45 AM 09/03/2002, you wrote: >Hi Ed. >I'm usually good with hardware, but this is anoying. The cdrom is a Mitsumi >4x dated 1995. The hard drive is a Maxtor 240 mb drive dated 1993. The >cdrom has jumper pins on the back labeled cable sellect, slave and master. >I pulled the actual thing that you move on the jumpers of an old 1x. I set >the jumpers at slave on the cdrom and am leaving the hd alone since it >doesn't have labeled jumpers. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ed Barnes" <ed.barnes at janus.northatlantic.nf.ca> >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 10:45 PM >Subject: Re: Hardware Question > > > > Hi Alex. > > Just curious if you know the manufacturer of this cd-rom and its model > > number and if you could send it along. > > This may help in one of us or yourself consulting the manufacturers > > regarding the drive's default behaviour as it seems that it is jumperless. > > Also, how old approximately is it, and what speed is it, as you probably > > know, there are less and less certainties with regard to cd-roms when you > > get into 1x, 2x, and 4x teritory or even a bit later. > > I would second Kerry's suggestion regarding that it probably defaults to > > either slave or cable select if it is without jumpers. > > I feel however that if we had more info on the drive, I.E., model and > > manufacturer as mentioned above that this would help us a great deal. > > I should close with a bit of a disclaimer of sorts, despite the fact I >have > > loads of hardware experience in respect to DOS and Windows environments I > > am a linux newbie in the wirse way though I am chomping at the bit. > > Regards, > > Ed Barnes > > > > > > At 06:10 PM 08/03/2002, you wrote: > > >Hi. > > >Thanks for the quick response! > > >Yup. Thats the way the cdrom looks. Only problemis, The three sets of > > >jumpers don't have any of those jumper things on them. They just are >three > > >sets of 2 pins. > > >Found it on the hd thou. > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Kerry Hoath" <kerry at gotss.net> > > >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > >Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 8:34 PM > > >Subject: Re: Hardware Question > > > > > > > > > > I've posted on this before but here we go again: > > > > With the connectors of the cdrom towards you you have: > > > > power on the right, 4-pin. > > > > IDE ribbon connector 40-pin > > > > then a jumper block then redbook audio then digital out and mode >jumpers > > >working your way to the left. > > > > The jumper pins closed to the 40-pin ribbon cable is master, > > > > the next set are slave and the next set are cable select. > > > > If there is a secondary ide controller put the cdrom on that since > > > > some hard drives have different jumperings for single drive > > > > and drive with slave especially western digital. > > > > Otherwise cdrom as slave is on the center of the set of 3 jumpers next >to > > >the ribbon. > > > > > > > > Regards, Kerry. > > > > On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 06:57:07PM -0500, Alex Snow wrote: > > > > > Hi. > > > > > I am installing a temperary verson of linux on an old 486 box. To >Get > > >linux from the winblows machine to the 486, I need to install a CDrom. I > > >hooked it to the same ribbon as the hd since there was room, but it won't > > >boot with the cdrom on the controler. How do I tell the hd to be master >and > > >cdrom to be slave? > > > > -- > > > > Kerry Hoath: kerry at gotss.net kerry at gotss.eu.org or > > >kerry at gotss.spice.net.au > > > > ICQ: 8226547 msn: kerry at gotss.net Yahoo: kerryhoath at yahoo.com.au > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Speakup mailing list > > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
