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From: ckostick@csc.com (Chris Kostick)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: IDE CDROM
Date: 18 Oct 1995 15:22:08 -0400
Organization: Computer Sciences Corporation
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I have BSD 2.0.1 and I just bought a HP pavillion 75MHz PC. It came with
a Mitsumi CDROM drive however I can't get BSD to recognize it. When it starts
up the HP tells me the CDROM is an IDE drive. I looked at the supported
components list from BSDI and it only listed Mitsumi ISA CDROM drives, nothing
about IDE. Does it matter? If so, can I get the kernel to have the mcd0
driver think it's IDE? What would I have to change? A short term solution
is to stick a SCSI adaptor in there and hook up a SCSI CDROM, but that won't
suffice long term. Any help is appreciated.

--
chris

BTW: I called BSDI tech support and basically because I'm working on a contract
for a customer of mine who purchased BSDI, they want questions coming in
through them. I don't have time for that this minute. I need to try and get
this working ASAP.