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From: "Craig Lloyd" <sonylloyd@metacrawler.com>
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Subject: Cd rom device naming - thanks for helping 
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->Just an info on something I could found nowhere
(searched the device namings section of FreeBSD handbook, 
books, other forums..etc) 

I know that IDE ATAPI cdrom drive is 
acd -> 
acd0 = 1st IDE ATAPI cdrom 
acd1 = 2nd IDE ATAPI cdrom 
acd2 = 3rd IDE ATAPI cdrom 
..etc
My question: why is there mention in FreeBSD manuals
and technicals of acd0a, acd0b..etc Why that letter
at the end (which normaly designates a partition --but 
there's no partitions on a Cd rom!!!)

OS that I have -> FreeBSD 5.1



Craig Lloyd 

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