From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 24 17:04:26 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E45F816A4CE; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:04:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from srv1.cosmo-project.de (srv1.cosmo-project.de [213.83.6.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AF4A43D48; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:04:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de (cicely5.cicely.de [10.1.1.7]) (authenticated bits=0)j0OH4IHo057142 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK); Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:04:20 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (cicely12.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301::12]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j0OH3kU3043056 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:03:46 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j0OH3jhX021126; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:03:45 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id j0OH3j1V021125; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:03:45 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso) Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:03:45 +0100 From: Bernd Walter To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=F8ren?= Schmidt Message-ID: <20050124170344.GF628@cicely12.cicely.de> References: <41F52424.4020001@DeepCore.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <41F52424.4020001@DeepCore.dk> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely12.cicely.de 5.2-CURRENT alpha User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.64 X-Spam-Report: * -4.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% * [score: 0.0000] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.64 (2004-01-11) on cicely12.cicely.de cc: hackers@freebsd.org cc: 'FreeBSD Current' Subject: Re: ATAPI CD changers anybody ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:04:27 -0000 On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 05:36:52PM +0100, Søren Schmidt wrote: > > 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. I have an Alps DC544C here, currently not vuilt into to any machine. Didn't know if it was ever supported as a changer - it has some buttons to switch media. Don't think there is much sense these days in using such a device. -- B.Walter BWCT http://www.bwct.de bernd@bwct.de info@bwct.de