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From: Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@rahul.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Reveal multimedia kit & Panasonic CD-ROM hint
Date: 1 May 1996 18:14:35 GMT
Organization: a2i network
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Message-ID: <4m89mb$7pu@samba.rahul.net>
References: <4m1v95$hla@samba.rahul.net> <DqnnFq.GBM@nemesis.lonestar.org>
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In <DqnnFq.GBM@nemesis.lonestar.org> uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org (Frank
Durda IV) writes:

>Congratulations!  You have described the as-designed function of a
>Plug-n-Pray adapter card.  Unless configured by Plug-n-Play drivers,
>the hardware doesn't appear to be anywhere.

Well, the strange thing is that this is an old system with an old sound
card and CD-ROM, and the documentation does not mention Plug-n-Play.

>You might try to locate an older CD-ROM interface card that has fixed
>settings....

That's what I have.  The manual mentions exactly one hard-wired
address for the CD-ROM, and that's where it appears *when* it
appears.
-- 
Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@rahul.net>
"please ignore Dhesi" -- Mark Crispin <mrc@CAC.Washington.EDU>