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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.eng.convex.com!newsrelay.netins.net!solaris.cc.vt.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!iglou!heathers.stdio.com!spaztic.stdio.com!biswick From: biswick@spaztic.stdio.com (Chad Hall) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: General ATAPI advice Date: 5 Mar 96 22:43:35 GMT Organization: Open World Lines: 22 Message-ID: <biswick.826065815@spaztic.stdio.com> References: <4h8n0g$bml@hermes.oanet.com> <313A0F4B.15FB7483@jagunet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: spaztic X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #1 (NOV) Raymond Richmond wrote: [Stuff deleted] > The only way to get the CD drive to be recognized is to have it > connected to your primary IDE controller, I have found no other way (after a > marathon 2 day spat with my system) for it to work. You MUST use the atapi > kernal. I eventually ended up with CD and drive one on controller 1 and HD > 2 on second controller. wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14 on isa wdc0: unit 0 (wd0): <ST3491A> wd0: 408MB (836070 sectors), 899 cyls, 15 heads, 62 S/T, 512 B/S wdc0: unit 1 (wd1): <Conner Peripherals 850MB - CFS850A> wd1: 812MB (1664208 sectors), 1651 cyls, 16 heads, 63 S/T, 512 B/S wdc1 at 0x170-0x177 irq 15 on isa wdc1: unit 0 (atapi): <CD-ROM CDU55E/1.0u>, removable, accel, dma, iordy CD works fine on second controller. Well, not fine, but as well as can be expected for a not completely supported device. It will mount disks, but has a little difficulty with music. Have to use the cdcontrol util that came with the wcd patch, and even then it's flaky. Chad.