Date: Wed, 16 Aug 95 19:51 CDT From: uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org (Frank Durda IV) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, marquard@austin.ibm.com Cc: uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org Subject: problems with matcd0 on Packard Bell Force 442CDT on 2.0.5 Message-ID: <m0sitB0-0004w7C@nemesis.lonestar.org>
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[0]I own a Packard Bell Force 442CDT system, which has [0]... [0]Sound144 card, which includes [0] 14.4K fax/data modem [0] SoundBlaster compatible sound functions ***********!!!!!********** [0] MPU401 MIDI port [0] Game port [0] Panasonic/Matsushita CR-563 CD-ROM interface [0]2X CD-ROM drive [0]I'm running FreeBSD 2.0.5, and I've managed to get everything to work [0]EXCEPT the CD-ROM drive. I've configured matcd0 with the default line [0]from the LINT config file, and the probe code doesn't see the CD-ROM. [0]I tried looking at how things are configured on the DOS/Windows side, [0]and I did find that the CD-ROM port was 0x340. I don't know if this This ought to be in the FAQ. Oh, *it IS*! It's in hardware.hlp on the 2.0.5 CD-ROM, and is also on the matcd man page (matcd.4). Here is the Quick replay from the same question from two days ago: The version of the matcd driver in 2.0.5 supports ONLY adapter cards from Creative Labs, ie GENUINE SoundBlaster cards. Knock-off cards, partcularly those with the I/O port at 0x340 or higher are not compatible and don't work. The knock-off cards have similar I/O ports and commands for "sound functions" but the CD-ROM interface is different. The board makers figure it doesn't matter since the games and stuff are going to use the provided CD-ROM driver and MSCDEX (under DOS) to access the drive anyway. (Only the sound part of the board has to be identical or people complain.) To support NON-Creative Labs sound cards Panasonic CD-ROM interfaces, you need the latest matcd driver, which can be found in -current and hopefully soon in a SNAP. It will also be in FreeBSD 2.1. Frank Durda IV <uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org>|"The Knights who say "LETNi" or uhclem%nemesis@fw.ast.com (Fastest Route)| demand... A SEGMENT REGISTER!!!" ...letni!rwsys!nemesis!uhclem |"A what?" ...decvax!fw.ast.com!nemesis!uhclem |"LETNi! LETNi! LETNi!" - 1983
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