On May 4, Tobias Seiler wrote
> Hi there,
> 
> I have to install NetBSD onto an older 486 machine and have some problems
> with accessing the CDROM drive.
> 
> The CDROM drive is connected to the Soundcard in this system and I don't
> know how to setup an install kernel to use also the ide port on the
> Soundcard (its a real IDE one, not something of that sometimes a little bit
> strange proprietary ports).
> 

Stock 1.3.3 will not work with such controllers (which are usually IDE PnP).
The paches in /pub/NetBSD/arch/i386/ide-1.3.3 will allow you to use it,
but there's no boot floppy.
Any chances to try 1.4_BETA ?

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