From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Nov 29 2:26:48 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from hermes.research.kpn.com (hermes.research.kpn.com [139.63.192.8]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 826DD14C1F for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 02:26:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from K.J.Koster@research.kpn.com) Received: from l04.research.kpn.com (l04.research.kpn.com [139.63.192.204]) by research.kpn.com (PMDF V5.2-31 #35196) with ESMTP id <01JIWP8YDRP000025R@research.kpn.com> for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 11:26:37 +0100 Received: by l04.research.kpn.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 11:26:37 +0100 Content-return: allowed Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 11:26:33 +0100 From: "Koster, K.J." Subject: RE: cdrom speed adjustment ioctl To: "'freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org'" Message-id: <59063B5B4D98D311BC0D0001FA7E45220FD062@l04.research.kpn.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > I've just hacked a new ioctl into the ATAPI cdrom driver, which > lets the user to specify (pronounce: ``slow down'' :) the speed > of todays' extremely high speed drives. > There would not be such a thing for SCSI cdrom's too? It would probably squeeze a few extra months out of my cdrom player. On some cd's (mainly ones you get with magazines and books) it's making gut-wrenching noises and spinning up and down all the time. Interesting fact: the FreeBSD cdrom are never a problem. Does cdrom.com balance them before shipping them? Kees Jan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message