Re: [TCLUG:11541] Little Ol' Install

[Callum Lerwick <lerwick@tcfreenet.org>]

> I was able to get the CD-ROM running with Mandrake by utilizing the IDE
> controller on the multimedia card that came along with the
> drive.  Unfortunately, I had to set addresses / IRQ with the DOS setup
> software.  It seems that this is not non-volatile or EEPROM data.
> 
> Does anyone know of a way around booting twice everytime the system has to
> come up?  (I know, I know... don't shut the system down.<g>)

What card exactly? Multimedia card, you mean a sound card? The kernel
may have support for it that can be compiled in...