From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 25 00:54:44 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 494CD16A4CE for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2005 00:54:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from wjv.com (fl-65-40-24-38.sta.sprint-hsd.net [65.40.24.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1D9B43D41 for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2005 00:54:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (localhost.wjv.com [127.0.0.1]) by wjv.com (8.12.11/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j0P0scmS069353 for ; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:54:38 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.12.11/8.13.1/Submit) id j0P0sT6H069343 for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:54:29 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bv) Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:54:29 -0500 From: Bill Vermillion To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050125005429.GB68960@wjv.com> References: <20050124232745.731D216A4F1@hub.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050124232745.731D216A4F1@hub.freebsd.org> Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park ReplyTo: bv@wjv.com User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.2 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,J_CHICKENPOX_13 autolearn=failed version=3.0.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.1 (2004-10-22) on bilver.wjv.com Subject: Re: ATAPI CD changers anybody ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: bv@wjv.com List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 00:54:44 -0000 On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 23:27 in freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org: > ------------------------------ > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:36:52 +0100 > From: S?ren Schmidt > Subject: ATAPI CD changers anybody ? > Seems I lost my lonely ATAPI CDROM with built in changer to the > eternal HW scrapyards, let it rest in peace :) > Finding a new one seems difficult so I thought I'd ask around > how many still has one of these ? > I ask because the support code for those seem to have suffered > bitrot to the degree that it most likely hasn't worked on > -current (maybe even 5.x) for a long time, but alas I cant test > that. > Now, since it seems that such devices are no longer made, and > newer really caught on, I need some good reasons to keep the > (broken) support in there. My own opinion since HD capacity is getting larger and larger is that unless you have a large amount of CDs that you need to rotate in and out - and if there are many it would constantly be reloading the changer - is to make images of all the CDs you need to access, then run vnconfig to set up mount points, and access the as local file systems? IT surely is a lot faster. You could mount 10 CD images this way and only use up 6GB space and with 500GB HDs coming in at $399 [I saw local ads for that last week] it could be cheaper than trying to find a changer. > End of freebsd-hackers Digest, Vol 97, Issue 2 -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com