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Date:      Thu, 13 Mar 1997 17:34:25 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        dkite@icomnet.com
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@FREEBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: IDE cdrom drive problems
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.970313173308.2174I-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <199703132131.NAA03034@websgi>

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On Thu, 13 Mar 1997, Doug Kite wrote:

> I am trying to get an IDE cdrom working in my FreeBSD 2.1.5 machine.
> It has an Adaptec 1542 scsi controller, and one scsi disk. The only
> reason for the IDE controller is the cdrom (no ide drives). I
> recompiled the kernel with options ATAPI and device wcd0. I have
> tried all the combinations of master, slave, single on several
> different cdrom drives, yet I always get the following messages at
> boot time:
> 
> wdc0 not found at 0x1f0
> wdc1 at 0x170-0x177 irq 15 on isa
> wdc1: unit 0 (atapi): <E            D R M D I E 2 2/ . 5>, removable
> wdc1: unit 0: unknown ATAPI protocol=0
> 
> Any ideas would be appreciated.

Not supported?  I highly suggest unloading it on some unknowing Win95
user and buying yourself a SCSI CDROM.  This drive does not conform to
ATAPI specifications, and the SCSI cd will never bother you again.  I have
two of them on a NCR 53c815 and never, ever a problem. 

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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