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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!news.moneng.mei.com!hookup!news.sprintlink.net!news.indirect.com!wes From: wes@indirect.com (Barnacle Wes) Subject: Re: Driver for CD-ROM attached to SoundBlaster Message-ID: <D1r87K.1D0@indirect.com> Sender: usenet@indirect.com (Darin Wayrynen) Organization: the Briney (notso) Deep Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 01:30:56 GMT References: <scribeD1p5JG.62J@netcom.com> X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2.1 [BP] PL2.1] Lines: 19 scribe@netcom.com wrote: : Is there a driver available for the CD-ROM interface on the Soundblaster : 16 ( I have a Panasonic 563 CD-ROM and every time a new os comes out I : hate it more and MORE)? I have the Walnut Creek release of FreeBSD 2.0 on : CD, and I am quite interested in running it...BUT this proprietary : interface is killing me. If there is a driver, what is the best way to : integrate it into the installation? Or, as an aside, can someone recommend a *cheap* SCSI driver for these poor souls who got DOS-ified on their CD-ROM purchases. One that works well with the FreeBSD 2.0/NetBSD 1.0 code would be appreciated! Wes Peters P.S. I'm happily humming along with my Mitsumi FX-001D and FreeBSD-2.0, but I sympathize with these poor users who cann't use their CD-ROMS from their BSD of choice!