CD-ROM install
Greg Hayes
Panasonic type CD-ROM device. I have just bought Dr. Dobbs
Journal 386BSD CD and cannot install it. This means I have just
wasted 75 pounds. I would warn anyone thinking of buying it, that
the information on the back regarding minimum configuration of a
PC, is insufficient to determine whether to buy it or not. Does
Walnut Creek CD work with SB16 CD-ROM for instance.
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Greg Hayes
Grigory Shalit (Intern),DMSG
The FreeBSD SNAP supports SoundBlaster CD_ROM. FreeBSD 2.0Release, does not support it at all(ie it supports the sound card but not the CD_ROM). You can get the FreeBSD snap of the ftp.cdrom.com, but I don't think they released it on CD_ROM. They will release 2.0.5 soon which should support SoundBloster CD_ROM. I would sugest you to call Walnut Creek and talk to tek. support people, they will tel you for sure if they relesed the CD you looking for, and if not , they will tell you when to expect it.
Good luck:)
Frank Durda IV
[0]Does Free BSD have the ability to install from Sound Blaster 16/
[0]Panasonic type CD-ROM device[?]. ...
[0]... Does
[0]Walnut Creek CD work with SB16 CD-ROM for instance[?].
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[0]Greg Hayes
FreeBSD 2.0.5 and later will support the Panasonic/Matsushita CR-562 and
CR-563 (aka omniCD) CD-ROM drives connected via genuine Sound Blaster cards
or identical clones cards. The drive must connect to the
"Creative/Panasonic" connector on the sound card.
The CR562/563 are not IDE CD-ROM drives.
The current version of FreeBSD (2.0.0) on CD-ROM does not include support
for this drive. 2.0.5 is in the final stages of release right now and
should be available in the next several weeks.
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