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From: wag@swl.msd.ray.com (William Gianopoulos {84718})
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: ATAPI CD-ROM support
Date: 4 Dec 1995 12:20:18 -0500
Organization: Raytheon Company
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Message-ID: <49vaki$ho0@swlpak.msd.ray.com>
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In the README file for the ATAPI boot floppy, it says that the CD_ROM
drive must be a master, not a slave. This seems like a strange restriction.
Also, this is not mentioned anywhere else in the documentation. Is this a
restriction of the driver or just of the boot floppy?
If this is a driver restriction, is this expected to be fixed soon?
What are the issues involved in correcting this deficiency (if I knew what
the issues were, I might be able to fix this myself).
--
William A. Gianopoulos; Raytheon Electronic Systems
wag@swl.msd.ray.com
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This is my personal opinion and not that of my employer.