Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 19:08:35 -0500 From: Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Heiner <h.eichmann@gmx.de> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [kde-freebsd] k3b: are all cd/dvd drives named /dev/cd* ? Message-ID: <58419762b166c4bf7148666630c4b4b7@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <200503160033.59923.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> References: <200503160033.59923.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net>
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On Mar 15, 2005, at 6:33 PM, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > Subject: [kde-freebsd] k3b: are all cd/dvd drives named /dev/cd* ? > Date: Tuesday, 15. March 2005 23:02 > From: Heiner <h.eichmann@gmx.de> > To: kde-freebsd@freebsd.kde.org > > Question: can I assume, that cd/dvd drives/burners ALWAYS end up in > "camcontrol devlist" as cd*? Even if they are usb or firewire drives or > whatever else might exist on the market nowadays? If so, I can easily > filter > out the non-cd devices.... If the system has ATAPICAM enabled, yes, ATAPI CD-ROM drives will show up in "camcontrol devlist" as cd*, otherwise they will show up as acd*. USB and Firewire devices use the SCSI layer, and will also show up as cd*. [ One also needs to have usb, umass, firewire, sbp, scbus, and da devices enabled in the kernel for USB and 1394 devices... ] -- -Chuck
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