Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 15:28:57 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> To: hackers@freefall.freebsd.org Cc: handy@sag.space.lockheed.com Subject: Re: CD-R Drive Message-ID: <199609192228.AA226642138@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 19 Sep 1996 12:26:36 PDT." <199609191926.MAA03395@freefall.freebsd.org>
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> >What write once CD-ROM/CD-R drive do you recommend for FreeBSD. I saw
> >the mail about the HP drive not working, what drive should I get?
>
> Whoa...what's this about the HP CD-R not working? I didn't see this.
> I've had problems with one, can you/anyone else add some detail to this?
> (Mine's in the shop right now getting checked out.)
While the HP CD-R works fine with 2.2-current, it doesn't work
with FreeBSD 2.1.5, "out-of-the-box". To get it to work with 2.1.5, you
supposedly have to apply a patch to 2.1.5.
I'm using an HP 4020i with 2.2-snap-960612, and it works quite well
(it's even connected to a recycled boatanchor -- a 25MHz 386). The only
time I've had problems is when I tried burning a CDROM across an
overloaded LAN (I couldn't transfer data fast enough over the LAN to
keep the 4020i constantly fed). Now, I just do the burning from a local
disk, and everything works wonderfully.
However, I work for HP, so take this posting with a grain of salt.
-- Darryl Okahata
Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com
DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not
constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Hewlett-Packard, or of the
little green men that have been following him all day.
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