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From: wes@indirect.com (Barnacle Wes)
Subject: Re: Driver for CD-ROM attached to SoundBlaster
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Date: Tue, 3 Jan 1995 22:28:26 GMT
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scribe@netcom.com asked:
> 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?

In reply, I <Barnacle Wes (wes@indirect.com)> blathered:
: 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!

What I meant to ask was "can someone recommend a *cheap* SCSI *host adapter*
that is supported by *BSD?  Was I hallucinating, or did I see the Seagate
ST01/ST02 on the supported list for FreeBSD 2.0?  (Can't get much cheaper 
than that.)


 	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!