From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Sep 19 15:29:05 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id PAA26311 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 19 Sep 1996 15:29:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hp.com (hp.com [15.255.152.4]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id PAA26281 for ; Thu, 19 Sep 1996 15:29:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from srmail.sr.hp.com by hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA186032139; Thu, 19 Sep 1996 15:29:00 -0700 Received: from hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com by srmail.sr.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA274972138; Thu, 19 Sep 1996 15:28:59 -0700 Received: from mina.sr.hp.com by hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA226642138; Thu, 19 Sep 1996 15:28:58 -0700 Message-Id: <199609192228.AA226642138@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> To: hackers@freefall.freebsd.org Cc: handy@sag.space.lockheed.com Subject: Re: CD-R Drive In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 19 Sep 1996 12:26:36 PDT." <199609191926.MAA03395@freefall.freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 15:28:57 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > >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.