From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 26 21:45:38 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id VAA05626 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 26 Dec 1995 21:45:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from merde.dis.org (root@merde.dis.org [206.14.78.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA05621 for ; Tue, 26 Dec 1995 21:45:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from merde.dis.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by merde.dis.org (8.6.11/8.6.11) with ESMTP id VAA01422; Tue, 26 Dec 1995 21:45:14 -0800 Message-Id: <199512270545.VAA01422@merde.dis.org> To: peter@haywire.dialix.com (Peter Wemm) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Nec cdrom X-Phone: (510) 849-2230 X-Snail-address: 2560 Bancroft way #51;Berkeley CA 94704-1700 In-reply-to: Your message of 27 Dec 1995 11:41:57 +0800. <4bqfa5$a3i$1@haywire.DIALix.COM> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <1416.820043113.1@merde.dis.org> Date: Tue, 26 Dec 1995 21:45:13 -0800 From: Pete Shipley Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk >chuckr@glue.umd.edu (Chuck Robey) writes: > >>A friend just dumped an old NEC scsi cdrom in my lap (I didn't argue!) >>and I need a little help in figuring out the back panel option plugs. >>There's only 6 of them, and I know the first 3 are the scsi address. >>Numbers 4, 5, and 6 are marked "usually off", but right now, numer 6 is >>on, so I need to know what they're for. Any ideas? > >>This's a nice Xmas present! > >I have not been able to figure it out either, although jumper 4 seems >to be some sort of diagnostic enable. > >I've been fighting with a "Model: CDR-55JD" NEC drive for the last few >days. This drive and I have reached an understanding.. We both HATE >each other. I have one of these monsters also... (hi Paul...) I gave up. I found that my bustek will deal with it (it appears to be able to do parity on a per-device basis) although my adaptek failed big-time; also my MAC power book seems to be able to deal with it (system 7.5.1). -Pete