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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!news.uoknor.edu!ns1.nodak.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!pnl-oracle!osi-east2.es.net!fastrac.llnl.gov!s1.gov!overload.lbl.gov!agate!library.ucla.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!dale.ucdavis.edu!itchris From: itchris@dale.ucdavis.edu (The God of Ice) Subject: Re: CD-ROM support in FreeBSD/NetBSD ? Message-ID: <Csw6wz.n4H@ucdavis.edu> Sender: usenet@ucdavis.edu (News Guru) Organization: University of California, Davis X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] References: <1994Jul13.124843.28047@btcs.bt.co.uk> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 18:48:35 GMT Lines: 40 Andy Duplain (duplain@btcs.bt.co.uk) wrote: : Hi, I am considering installing FreeBSD or NetBSD onto my 486, but I : don't want to be bothered with floppies. Can anyone tell me which : CD-ROM interfaces are supported in FreeBSD/NetBSD (I currently have : 2 IDE drives so I will likely just buy a cheap CD-ROM drive with : it's own proprietary 8-bit SCSI interface). : Also can anyone tell me what CD-ROMs are available that contain the : binaries, source, goodies of FreeBSD/NetBSD; I've seen the mention : of BSDisc, are their any others (and what about availability in the : UK) ? FreeBSD only supports SCSI CDROMs, with one lovely exception: The Mitsumi CDROM and interface. I grabbed the mitsumi (double speed!) from a trade show for $128, including interface. I must say, this drive is a gem. Cheap, functional, and i haven't had a single problem with it. I also grabbed the latest Walnut Creek FreeBSD 1.1R cdrom, but I'm finding that it's already dated- Xfree is rev. 2.1 (current 2.1.1), and I'm finding that I want the FreeBSD 1.1.5R. :-) It works fantastic for getting your stuff up and running in the minimal amount of time. I've heard reports that the Mitsumi driver is extremely slow, but I can't prove or disprove this- all I know is that I'm a happy camper. -Chris -- Any opinions expressed in the preceding message are mine, and are not to be taken in an offical capacity unless otherwise specified. '"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'" Chris Lambertus |InterNet:cmlambertus@ucdavis.edu Systems Administration |Phone:(916)752-6547 (Ask for Chris) 78 Hutchison Hall |Irc Support/Administration (flux on Irc) University of California, Davis |X Windows Administration