Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 08:46:21 -0500 (EST) From: Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net> To: Dennis Tenn <dstenn@fanfic.org> Cc: Adam McDougall <mcdougall@ameritech.net>, multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: getting a matcdc0 to detect Message-ID: <199802041345.IAA22142@gatekeeper.itribe.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980204064106.322G-100000@fanfic.org>
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On Wed, 4 Feb 1998, Dennis Tenn wrote: > On Wed, 4 Feb 1998, Adam McDougall wrote: > > | Hello, someone gave me a 4x cdrom with a panasonic interface for free, > | and my sb16 model CT2300(something) has a panasonic connector, so I went > | about trying to get it to work. so far, no luck. I have no idea what > | port the panasonic connector is supposed to use, and my cdrom is a Teac > | 4x model CD55A. According to the price tag, someone payed $209 for it > | way back when :) > | > | Strange thing is, is during when the kernel probes for it, the drive's > | light comes on, and it seems to try to make activity, but still doesnt > | detect. Someone clued me in that the port may be 0x340 and I have tried > | that but still no go. I also tried isa? port? in the kernel conf file > | but it still doesnt probe. there are four jumpers on the cdrom, and I > | belueve they are for a device id of some kind. appearently ther > | panasonic interface allowed daisy chaining of up to 4 devices. the > | jumper was on #2 when I got it, and I have tried with all four, one at a > | time. I also have matcdc0 thru 3 in the conf file just incase. > | > | A standard 40 pin ide cable is what im using to connect it to the > | panasonic interface on my sb16. > | > | Any ideas? Thanks in advance. > > If the soundcard is your check the manual and see what port is actually > being used. You may need to use a DOS utility to detect/set the port > address. If he's got an SB16, it's 10 over the base hex address, ie if the card is at 0x220, the cdrom controller is at 0x230. -- Jamie Bowden Systems Administrator, iTRiBE.net If we've got to fight over grep, sign me up. But boggle can go. -Ted Faber (on Hasbro's request for removal of /usr/games/boggle)
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