Hardware Question

[Ed Barnes]

Hi Alex.
I worked on a similar configured machine as the one you have with mitsumi 
cd-rom and maxster hd from around the generation you have and indeed the 
cd-rom had jumpers as yours does and the small maxster in my case which was 
400 mb didn't.
So, the hd will go to master and the cdr-rom to slave as you've set the 
cd-rom jumper that way.
   I know that some of those mitsumi's need drivers under dos so I am not 
sure if a geniric ide cd-rom driver from a Linux boot disk will work to 
mount it or you will need a custom boot image for your Mitsumi.
Others may have better feedback to offer as they have more direct Linux 
experience than I do.
Ed Barnes

At 11:45 AM 09/03/2002, you wrote:
>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" <ed.barnes at janus.northatlantic.nf.ca>
>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>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" <kerry at gotss.net>
> > >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > >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 at gotss.net kerry at gotss.eu.org or
> > >kerry at gotss.spice.net.au
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