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Date:      Thu, 5 Nov 1998 19:34:22 +0000
From:      John <freebsd-root@i-zone.demon.co.uk>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   laptop / pcmcia cable to external cdrom
Message-ID:  <5Mg4kGB%2B2fQ2EwWZ@demon.net>

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Hello experts

I am in the dark on this one. Please don't ask me to write a device
driver for this, I wouldn't know where to start :)

The problem:

I have a spare 36x speed cdrom drive, and I want to put it into an
external case to use with my laptop. An external case typically has a
parrallel-port-alike connection (IYSWIM) The problem is, what
configuration should the other end be?

If the other end is pcmcia, what driver is available that would allow me
to see the cdrom from freebsd, or should the other end be plugged into
my printer port (with a suitable plug)? I remember hearing that this was
not possible under 2.2.6 - is this still the case?

Thanks

-- 
John

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