From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mpdr0-0.clevoh.ameritech.net ([67.38.50.132] helo=mailhost.cle.ameritech.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16jy7T-00022J-00 for ; Sun, 10 Mar 2002 02:51:51 -0500 Received: from computer ([65.43.210.52]) by mailhost.cle.ameritech.net (InterMail v4.01.01.07 201-229-111-110) with SMTP id <20020310080545.TRS17885.mailhost.cle.ameritech.net@computer> for ; Sun, 10 Mar 2002 03:05:45 -0500 Message-ID: <003c01c1c808$3d2c6de0$9d2efea9@computer> From: "Pete" To: References: <001c01c1c633$cb4960a0$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> <20020308093432.A9631@joana.gotss.net> <5.1.0.14.2.20020309033648.00b19f88@janus.northatlantic.nf.ca> <004201c1c77d$520e68c0$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> Subject: Re: Hardware Question Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 02:50:24 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: You will want to go to the maxtor site and get a tech/spech sheet on your drive. I have a couple of old maxtor drives and I know what you mean about the jumpers not being labeled as ma/sl/cs. On the spec/tech sheet it will tell how to set the jumpers on the primary HD so it can work whith a slave drive conected to the same ribbon. Just a passing thought, did you check to see in bios whether or not the primary slave drive selection was enabled or set to auto or not? Some C D rom drives have a proprietary interface that connects to a sound card only. It may or may not have a 40 pin conecter but it may or may not be IDE. Usually these c d roms came bundled whith a sound card. This may be what kind of c d rom you have. Can you get the model number off of it? Pete ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Snow" To: Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 10:15 AM Subject: Re: Hardware Question 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" To: 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" > >To: > >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@gotss.net kerry@gotss.eu.org or > >kerry@gotss.spice.net.au > > > ICQ: 8226547 msn: kerry@gotss.net Yahoo: kerryhoath@yahoo.com.au > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup