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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.eng.convex.com!not-for-mail From: ldaffner@news.eng.convex.com (Larry Daffner) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD Date: 15 Nov 1995 16:25:52 -0600 Organization: CONVEX News Network, Engineering (news.eng), Richardson, Tx USA Lines: 59 Message-ID: <48dpdg$mo9@muirwood.convex.com> References: <489kuu$rbo@pelican.cs.ucla.edu> <48ajue$3h6@muirwood.convex.com> <poulosioDI20sJ.5vz@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: muirwood.convex.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.advocacy:27610 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:9087 comp.unix.advocacy:11116 comp.unix.misc:19554 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:8857 In <poulosioDI20sJ.5vz@netcom.com> poulosio@netcom.com (Mad Max) writes: >Larry Daffner (ldaffner@news.eng.convex.com) wrote: >: A good question... It's not a simple one either. Personally, I'm a >: satisfied Linux user, but I'll do my best to be non-biased. :) >What CD drive do you use? I'm getting pretty disgruntled myself. >Better yet, what one is Linus using? I personally don't use a CD-ROM drive, but there are a hell of a lot of people out there using all sorts of CD -ROM drives with no trouble. One thing you've failed to mention in your ranting and raving is exactly what sort of trouble you're having. Maybe that would help someone answer your question? >: 1) Hardware compatibility - Make sure that both OS's support the >: hardware you have. I haven't looked closely, but I'm sure there's >: some hardware that linux supports that FreeBSD might not, and vice >: versa. As long as your hardware is fairly standard, this should be a >: non-issue. But still definitely worth checking. >Oh, like the compatibility list is really telling the truth. Can you get >a Wearnes CDD 110 to work? It's on the list. I see from the CDROM-howto that the Wearnes CDD-110 is a proprietary interface and uses the AZT CDROM driver. Did you try compiling your kernel with AZT CD-ROM support (Or using a kernel that has AZT CDROM support)? Might you have an IRQ conflict somewhere? Is it recognizing your CDROM at boot-up? We aren't there, we don't know what you tried. >: 4) User base: from what I can tell, there's a LOT more Linux users out >: there than FreeBSD users. So there's more people out there that might >: be able to help if you run into a problem. Then again, depending on >: how standard your hardware is, it might not be a problem. >Or more likely RTFM flame you. People get pointed to the documentation on sunsite often, yes. That's because the documentation ANSWERS THEIR QUESTION. How big of a leap is it, when there's a file called CDROM-Howto to figure out that that might have some suggestions on how to get a CDROM drive to work? Not that much, if you ask me. That's when people get told to RTFM. Newsgroups get awfully cluttered when people ask the FAQ's every 2 days. That's why FAQ lists exist. Or havent you heard of nettiquite? >: bearing on #4 above. Good luck on your new UNIX! :) >You said it, not I. And might I add, for your sake, good luck on the brain. -Larry -- Larry Daffner - Software Engineer | email: ldaffner@convex.com | Convex Computer Corporation | tel: (214)497-4274 / home: (214)380-4382 | Ray's Rule of Precision: Measure with a micrometer. Mark with chalk. Cut with an axe.