🚀 go-pugleaf

andrewc@gil.com.au writes:

>I am trying to load a cd version of linux that comes with the March edition of 
>Computer Shopper mag` onto my 386dx40 with Co-Pro and 8 meg of ram. 
>The problem is it does not detect my CD drive ( 16 bit S/B & Panasonic rom 
>563)  even though the installation setup does list this unit .

>I have tried the auto detect , manually entering the sbcd option and also all 
>the other cd roms` the program lists but to no avail.

>If anyone can provide a solution , in not too technical terms ! , it would be 
>greatly appreciated as I would like to see what Linux looks like.

Well , the card could well be 'plug and play'.
There is likely to be a utility to configure plug and play cards
soon. (there is one already, but it doesnt work for DMA, and the
sound blaster 16 needs 2 DMA channels configured. )
In the mean time,  boot to dos and have the dos sound blaster drivers run.
They setup up the card. Then use 'control-alt-delete' (or the equivalent
dos program eg 'restart machine' under win95 ) OR use loadlin.exe
to start linux from dos.


That has got at least some people running  with plug and play sound blaster cards and
cdroms.

leon