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From: glen@ornews.intel.com (Glen Jensen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Panasonic CD-ROM DRIVERS
Date: 16 Jun 1995 10:47:09 -0700
Organization: Intel Corporation
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ferovick@runner (David C Ferovick) writes:
>In article <3rcebh$kli@loki.atcon.com> pryan@warp.atcon.com (Patrick Ryan) writes:
>>Hello, and good day, i'm trying to install freeBSD 2.0r off of a
>>panasonic cd-rom, i think it is the 563 version, but it is a gerneric
>>style, that uses its own card...and of cource IT WON'T RUN with out
>>proper drivers....! Can anyone help me with this, is there a driveer out
>>there that i can recompile the Kernal, with it..!
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Patrick Ryan
>>email... pryan@warp.atcon.com
>>
> <<skipped stuff>> would work on every card, but since I have very
>little information on my drive or controller, most of it was based on guesswork,
>and most of the people I could think of that could help me fix the driver were
>either unresponsive or unwilling to help. Don't ask me why...
The Panasonic Multi-CDROM drive uses BOTH the SCSI-device number AND the
Logical Unit Number (LUN). Most of the SCSI controller cards do not have
the capability to address the LUN, and some of the support people think
that you are nuts to even need that support. I know it was painful
trying to get answers to get one running on a DOS/WIN machine.
Good luck on getting a proper solution.
Glen Jensen