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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!news.gan.net.au!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!rainrgnews0!stargate.lbcc.cc.or.us!newsfeed.orst.edu!news.uidaho.edu!netnews1.nwnet.net!netnews3.nwnet.net!news.uoregon.edu!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.glink.net.hk!news.spider.net.hk!spring From: geoffrey@spider.net.hk (Geoffrey Ng) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Beta TEAC CD ROM DRIVER? Date: Sun, 10 Mar 96 17:38:48 GMT Organization: Geoffrey's Computer Lines: 26 Message-ID: <4hv3ge$q3d@summer.spider.net.hk> References: <4hcg7q$q5m@summer.spider.net.hk> <DnzAqB.AG6@nemesis.lonestar.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp8.spider.net.hk X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.0 Beta #0 In article <DnzAqB.AG6@nemesis.lonestar.org>, uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org (Frank Durda IV) wrote: >[1]Geoffrey Ng (geoffrey@spider.net.hk) wrote: >[1]I am a user of TEAC CD56E (6x speed with ATA, EIDE interface). Does any >[1]driver will be released in the future? Hope any FreeBSD user any give me >[1]comments and recommendation. Thank for your attention! :) > >FreeBSD 2.1 (already in a store near you) has "Alpha-Quality" support for >IDE CD-ROMs. You will need to boot with the ATAPI boot image to have >that support present. > >Be warned - currently the driver appears to like some ATAPI CD-ROM drives >and hates others. > > >Frank Durda IV <uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org>|"Style may vary from photo." >or uhclem%nemesis@rwsystr.nkn.net | - Programmers Case default. > | >or ...letni!rwsys!nemesis!uhclem | > I have already used the "Alpha-Quality" IDE CD-ROMs driver, but it seems that there is not support the TEAC CD56E cdrom. A blank result and not setup menu appear. I thinks my machine is halted. Anyway, I do hope the new driver for ATAPI CD-ROM. Thanks for your attention! Best regards, Geoffrey Ng