From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Aug 12 14:16:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA12708 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:16:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (dingo.cdrom.com [204.216.28.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA12702 for ; Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:16:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA00441; Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:14:34 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199808122114.OAA00441@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: "Brian W. Buchanan" cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Philips CDD3610 CD-RW drive In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:07:19 PDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:14:34 -0700 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > I just purchased a Philips CDD3610 CD-R/CD-RW (ATAPI) drive, and want to > write the necessary FreeBSD drivers and utilities to use its recording and > rewriting capabilities. I've never written a driver under FreeBSD before, > so I'm not quite sure where to start, other than looking at the existing > wcd and worm code for ideas. I did manage to find the command > specification for the drive on Philips' web site. Any tips (other than > "do your debugging with the LASER *OFF*" ;) and pointers to resources > would be appreciated. Soren (sos@freebsd.org) has a driver for these devices under development. You might want to talk to him about it. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message