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From: shite@sinkhole.unf.edu (Stephen Hite)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.internals
Subject: Re: Writing a device driver for CDROM
Keywords: bsd devicedriver cdrom
Message-ID: <1992Jun27.174240.23913@sinkhole.unf.edu>
Date: 27 Jun 92 17:42:40 GMT
References: <1992Jun20.152106.159@rai.juice.or.jp>
Organization: University of North Florida, Jacksonville
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In article <1992Jun20.152106.159@rai.juice.or.jp> tetsuji@rai.juice.or.jp (Tetsuji Rai) writes:
>
>  Hi, netters..
>
>  I'm trying to write a device driver for a CDROM drive(Sony's 7211)
>on BSD/386.    This unix comes with source files(as you should know), and 
>I'm writing for AHA1542B which is supported by BSD/386.   

   Are you aware that a CDROM device driver (supports ISO9960 format)
was posted to alt.sources several months ago?  You can find it on
wuarchive.wustl.edu in the alt.sources archive area.  Hope this helps.

Steve Hite
shite@sinkhole.unf.edu