Hay is for horses :). try this
$ su -
# less /var/log/messages
There you can see how the hardware is being detected. All hardware is
listed in the /dev directory. This is a big plus for programmers because
writing to a device can be as easy as writing to the screen. There you
will see hda, ttyxx, etc for all the devices on your system. If you are
wondering if there is something like Windows control panel then try this
$ cat /proc/interrupts
This will list only devices in use. As an example when I installed my
sound card, it did not show up on the output of the above cat proc
command. However, when I inserted the module into memory, the interrupt
showed up because the device was in use. This is different than in the
windoze world where hardware shows up even if it's not working.
brian
On Tue, Aug 31, 1999 at 08:57:25AM -0700, "RJ" == Rick Johnson wrote:
RJ>
RJ> Hey,
RJ>
RJ> When the install disk boots and it starts detecting the hardware, what
RJ> does it list for the HDC entry? Does it actually show the CDROM name and
RJ> settings or does it only list HDA? Are there any warning messages listed?
RJ>
RJ> Rick
RJ> rsjohn@directcon.net
>
> On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, "JP" == Jason Painter wrote:
>
> JP:
> JP: I have a machine that I am trying to load Red Hat 6.0 on. I am having
> JP: trouble recognizing the CD-ROM to get the installation going. I have an
> JP: IDE CD-ROM as master on the second channel which means HDC.
> JP:
> JP: Boot: linux hdc=cdrom
> JP:
> JP: That's what I enter at the boot prompt. I get into the installation
> JP: menu, it asks where do I want to install from, I say cd-rom. It pauses,
> JP: then comes back and says no medium found. Any suggestions?
> JP:
> JP: P.S., yes the CD-ROM is in the drive, I have triple checked.
> JP:
> JP: Thanks for any help you can offer.
> JP:
> JP: Jason Painter
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