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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!newsroom.utas.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!news.sol.net!uniserve!news1.ottawa.istar.net!fonorola!news.ottawa.istar.net!istar.net!news1.vancouver.istar.net!news.vancouver.istar.net!riscan.riscan.com!theos.com!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!news.sprintlink.net!dfw.nkn.net!rowdy.lonestar.org!nemesis!uhclem From: uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org (Frank Durda IV) Subject: Re: Help: Panasonic CD-ROM not recognized X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5 Organization: The Big Blue Box Message-ID: <DMy0Jv.9H9@nemesis.lonestar.org> References: <rausch-1702961104570001@arrington.dscnet.com> Date: Sat, 17 Feb 1996 23:14:19 GMT Lines: 44 [0]Paul Rauschelbach (rausch@crl.com) wrote: [0]I have successfully installed the system, and it boots, but will not [0]recognize the matcdc0. [0]The DOS driver works fine at port 0x340. Are there any flags for the -c [0]boot config that will help? Any other suggestions? Please verify that the drive model is a CR-562 or a CR-563. This should be written on a label on the top of the drive. These double-speed drives are the *only* drives that the matcd driver controls. They should be connected to a connector on a plug-in card that is labeled "Creative/Panasonic". If you have a single-speed, 4X or 6X speed drive, the matcd driver isn't the one to use. If the drive connects to the main logic board or to a connector labeled "IDE", then you need to be using the IDE CD-ROM driver (wcd), even if you have a drive made by Panasonic. Panasonic does make IDE drives in addition to SCSI and proprietary-interface models. If you do have a CR-562 or a CR-563 and it is connected up OK and DOS says the hardware is there, be sure you tell matcd to look there by booting the system with the "-c" parameter, and then type at the prompt: config> port matcdc 0x340 config> q and see if that helps. If you have a Sound Card / CD-ROM combo card, try entering an address 0x10 higher, or in your case 0x350. On Geniune SoundBlaster cards, the CD-ROM interface part of the card is always 0x10 higher than the audio part of the card. Final trick: if you have a CR-562 or a CR-563, make sure the drive is strapped to be drive 0. The straps are on the back of the drive. Some people are reporting that drives are being shipped with *no* jumpers installed at all and DOS accepts this. Matcd requires one drive to be strapped as drive 0. Frank Durda IV <uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org>|"The Knights who say "LETNi" or uhclem%nemesis@rwsystr.nkn.net | demand... A SEGMENT REGISTER!!!" ^------(this is the fastest route)|"A what?" or ...letni!rwsys!nemesis!uhclem |"LETNi! LETNi! LETNi!" - 1983