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elmarsa dice wrote:
>
> I checked the splash screen but it didn't mention 
> anything about cdrom. 

Floppy version, right?  Here's the bottom of the splash screen:
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Use d to browse directories and view files (using the arrow keys).
Adding --help to a command usually gives you brief documentation.
For some commands, man [command_name] will provide more documentation.
To configure a modem, use pppsetup.   To send/receive mail, run mail. 
Execute wp to run a primitive word-processor.
To activate the stand-alone GUI, execute startx (requires 8mb RAM). 
For remote X (via network), execute startxt (works with 4mb RAM).
See /etc/rc.hd for commands to activate cdrom/network/pcmcia.
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See last line.

> Had some problem mounting it because the drive was called 
> hdb 

It all depends on which IDE interface the CDrom is plugged
into.  My CDrom is at /dev/hdc

> Must I do the insmods and mount drill everytime I restart 
> the computer? 

Are you booting from two floppies?  If so, then yes you
need to do the insmods yourself.  However, if you have
installed BL3 to HD, you can edit /etc/rc to do that
automatically (just remove the # at the start of the line).

> rebooted once and lost the cdrom.  

The kernel has no memory of previous insmods.  Every time 
you reboot the kernel, it needs its modules re-installed.  
This is best done in the startup script (/etc/rc).

Cheers,
Steven