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Date:      Fri, 18 Jun 1999 21:11:23 +0200
From:      Harold Gutch <logix@foobar.franken.de>
To:        Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, Papezik Milon <papezik@pvt.net>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: help with CD-Rom
Message-ID:  <19990618211123.B22107@foobar.franken.de>
In-Reply-To: <376A96A4.FF22512E@softweyr.com>; from Wes Peters on Fri, Jun 18, 1999 at 12:57:40PM -0600
References:  <3761293000010258@osmail.onesoft.com> <19990616142947.C90275@bantu.cl.msu.edu> <376A174B.568C53F0@pvt.net> <376A96A4.FF22512E@softweyr.com>

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On Fri, Jun 18, 1999 at 12:57:40PM -0600, Wes Peters wrote:
> > Could someone please explain the diffrence
> > between wcd0 and acd0 devices?
> > 
> > What has changed?
> 
> The name.  ATAPI CD-ROMs are now called "acd".  MAKEDEV will typically
> make wcd->acd symlinks in the /dev directory for hysterical raisins.
                                                       ^
I understand - it will create symlinks to stop users getting
hysterical as their CD-ROM isn't working anymore ;).

bye,
  Harold

-- 
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