From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from joana.gotss.net ([203.53.231.66] ident=mail) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16jV3J-00056Y-00 for ; Fri, 08 Mar 2002 19:49:37 -0500 Received: from kerry by joana.gotss.net with local (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 16jV3I-0002ww-00 for ; Sat, 09 Mar 2002 08:49:36 +0800 Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 08:49:36 +0800 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Hardware Question Message-ID: <20020309084936.A11326@joana.gotss.net> References: <001c01c1c633$cb4960a0$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> <20020308093432.A9631@joana.gotss.net> <006701c1c6e9$d5bd09e0$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <006701c1c6e9$d5bd09e0$25329718@ubr.charterne.com>; from alex_snow@gmx.net on Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 04:40:14PM -0500 From: Kerry Hoath 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: There should be a jumper on there otherwise the cdrom probably defaults to slave or cable select. Hard drives differ so it depends on make and model so if you give me those I might be able to help. Regards, Kerry. On Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 04:40:14PM -0500, Alex Snow 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 > -- 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