Subject: Re: VMWare CD-ROM problem
To: Chris Lloyd <strawberry@toth.org.uk>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.lip6.fr>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 04/29/2002 11:45:44
On Sun, Apr 28, 2002 at 11:46:24PM +0100, Chris Lloyd wrote:
> Hiya,
> 
> I'm trying to install windows 2000 into VMware 2.0.4 with NetBSD-1.5.2 with
> vmware and vmware-module installed from pkgsrc.
> 
> I can't seem to make vmware talk to either of my two IDE CD-ROM drives (one
> CD-RW and one DVD-ROM). I've got:
> 
> Device Type CD-ROM
> Mode Persistent
> Name /dev/cd0a
> 
> is this correct? vmware doesn't boot from CD at all, it skips ATAPI CD-ROM
> in the boot list and goes straight to floppy. If I try booting windows 2000
> from the four floppies it'll not recognise the CD drive at the right time
> when the install process need it either.
> 
> Any ideas?

Maybe try cd0d instead of cd0a

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Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI.           Manuel.Bouyer@lip6.fr
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