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by anand_tella

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during the process of instalation at at instalation media device i choose ide cd rom
but i got reply as no host adapter found what shall i do.how can i install btld.

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by cavedweller

Are you installing SCO? If so, type "link" at the boot prompt when you install. The installer will prompt you for the btld floppy. If you have trouble doing this after booting from the cd, boot from the install floppy and type "link". You will still be able to install from the cd.

If you are not installing SCO, please provide more details so that someone else can help you.

by cesarcastro

I remember that question from a SCO Unix 5.x installation 5 years ago.
I looked for the last Driver for UNIX (from internet IDE manufacturer).
You have to select ATAPI CD to get the access to the media device. You would better select to connect the IDE CD ROM to the secondary IDE port as master device.
Good luck

by oliviu

If is SCO:
1 Check if the CDROM is recognized by the BIOS at startup.
2. Remember (or check) where is the CDROM attached (first IDE or secondary IDE, is master or slave).
3.When you get prompted for installation media select properly the IDE and the type of connection (master or slave). SCO may not show you the real CD location but it will propose a default location for it (secondary IDE and slave).
I had problems with fancy new systems where SCO was not able to see the IDE CDROM. I used a SCSI CD and a SCSI adapter in that case.

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