From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Sep 15 12:29:40 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (f42.law8.hotmail.com [216.33.241.42]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C64537B40C for ; Sat, 15 Sep 2001 12:29:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 15 Sep 2001 12:29:38 -0700 Received: from 209.52.193.59 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 15 Sep 2001 19:29:38 GMT X-Originating-IP: [209.52.193.59] From: "Craig R" To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: ATAPI CD-R/RW Suggestion Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 12:29:38 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Sep 2001 19:29:38.0476 (UTC) FILETIME=[C2691EC0:01C13E1C] Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I think that burncd is a good program, and I appreciate the development of it, but I feel that there may be a better solution for owners of atapi burners. cdrecord is basically an industry standard, and should be able to be used by owers of atapi burners under FreeBSD. Linux has a driver called "ide-scsi" which emulates an ATAPI cd writer as a scsi device. This allows the use of such mainstream programs as cdrecord. I would more than greatly appreciate the writing of a similar driver for FreeBSD so that I can master CDs as good (or better?) than I can in Linux. Also, an addition to atapicd(4) that closes the cdrom tray, waits for the cd to spool up, then mounts the cd would be nice. This saves people from getting the error stating that the device is busy (spinning up) and having to try to mount again. Another cool feature would be the driver detecting that the "eject" button on the drive (if even possible) has been pushed and then attempting to unmount it would be really handy. Once again, I would like to emphasize that my first suggestion is in no way intended to make the creators of burncd feel like they wasted their time. I am only suggesting an alternative, not a replacement. Craig _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message