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  • Subject: Re: [BL] cd-rom drives x basic Linux 3.5
  • Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:50:52 +0000 (UTC)

On Thu, 11 Nov 2010, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
On Fri, 5 Nov 2010, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

I have installed Basic Linux on a 486/33 with32 MB RAM. using the "HD-install" procedure. Followed that with L.Savage's advice on installing a CD-Rom drive, as given in Basic Linux_350: Post installation suggestions. But I cannot read what files on the CD with the command, "ls /mnt/cdrom". Nothing happens I am dumped back at the prompt.

Those instructions are for some other linux, where things are automatically given their drivers and mounted to a default location, in this case /mnt/cdrom. BL has /hd and /fd and /cd and /mnt but no /mnt/cdrom. If you are running from hard drive you can mkdir /mnt/cdrom
and use it or just use /cd.


The standard BL3 kernel does not include CD-ROM drivers. You need to add them manually with insmod. See /root/netsetup:
insmod ide-cd cdrom and isofs.

"Install" is Win-speak. I guess in Linuxese I will be "adding" a cdrom :-) Anyway I followed the advice of Savage' post install procedure. I don't think there was a mention of any drivers just a modification of a configuration file (in itself a scary process to indulge not knowing the consequences of a misstep.. Now I have to find out about insmod and isofs
For a completely different linux. No configuration files involved here.
You could add the following three lines to /etc/rc if you want to use
the CD-ROM drive every time you boot, or do it manually when needed, to save memory when not needed.

Type the following lines each followed by an Enter.
insmod ide-cd
insmod cdrom
insmod isofs

I think your CD-ROM drive should now work. To access files on it you have to mount the drive to your file system. Depending where it is plugged in:
Primary master hda
Primary slave hdb
Secondary master hdc
Secondary slave hdd

If it is plugged into the second IDE controller as master or single:
mount /dev/hdc /cd (mount it to /cd)

To look at what is on an inserted CD, you then type:
ls /cd

When done you can
umount /cd or umount /dev/hdc

Yet , when I say,"dmesg|grep -i cd-rom" I recive the correct output (according to Savage)

Neither can I access the files on hda1(DOS).

mount /dev/hda1 /hd
ls /hd

You need to attach this partition on your hard drive to the file system.

Thanks this works BTW why is "/hd" at the end?

If I want to install all the
add-ons mentioned on the site, can I say
"pkg /dev/hda1/baslin/*.tgz" and save myself a lot of typing or do I have to install each package by itself, one by one?

Try it and see what happens.


I am trying to salvage this 486 (have two more) from the recyclers and may even offer it (fully configured) on our local FreeCycle.Org

I give away computers with BL to freecycle but everyone wants something faster. If it is only for wordprocessing DOS is adequate, but to go on the internet you need a minimum of 24MB memory, and even 100MHz pentium runs really slowly with a graphical browser. Consider this more of a learning experience than a computer that anyone but you would want.

Sindi

Thanks for your help.

regards
hg



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