Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 07:28:21 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.org, brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: questions about dvd drives Message-ID: <199910130628.HAA00430@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> of "Tue, 12 Oct 1999 18:18:23 EDT." <19991012181823.N29377@numachi.com>
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> I know that FreeBSD doesn't support DVD per se, but I was curious:
>
> Will not pretty much any DVD PCMCIA drive be treated as a CD-ROM
> via PAO?
>
> I have looked at the 'Supported Cards' list, and was dismayed to
> see only one DVD drive at all listed.
>
> I'm new to both PCMCIA issues, and DVD drives, so I'm certain I'm
> missing something...
>
> I'm about to wade for the first time into getting this a laptop to
> work; wish me luck! (I should keep one of those on-line diaries
> for eveyone's benefit.)
I'd suggest going to -current and using the ata stuff (see LINT). I
too am curious as to why my laptops DVD can mount data cds but can't
seem to read audio cds :-/ Unfortunately I also have a list longer
than my arm of other things to do.
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