From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Sep 17 21:34:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA29078 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 21:34:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from control.colossus.dyn.ml.org (206-18-113-217.la.inreach.net [206.18.113.217]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA29071; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 21:34:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dburr@colossus.dyn.ml.org) Received: (from dburr@localhost) by control.colossus.dyn.ml.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA07546; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 21:30:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dburr) Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.3 [p0] on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <79ICuFA0cQA2Ewk5@i-zone.demon.co.uk> Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 21:30:27 -0700 (PDT) Organization: Computer Help From: Donald Burr To: John Subject: RE: pcmcia cdrom Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org My secret spy satellite informs me that on 17-Sep-98, John wrote: > Can freebsd 2.2.7-stable support a cdrom connected to a laptop via a > PCMCIA card interface? > > If it can, what hardware of this type is known to work (and not to > work)? I can't find any instance of this information in the handbook. I remember using a CD-ROM made by EXP Computer. It was a 2x *without* a built-in soundcard. I believe the model was EXP CD-940E. It was actually an ATAPI CD-ROM with an PCMCIA IDE interface. I used this udner Linux's PCMCIA support, and I believe it will also work with FreeBSD's now, since it supports removable IDE interfaces. There's also another CD-ROM (it's either a Panasonic or Sony) that is based on a PCMCIA SCSI controller that the FreeBSD PCMCIA stuff supports. --- Donald Burr *NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!* | PGP: Your WWW HomePage: http://DonaldBurr.base.org/ ICQ#16997506 | right to Address: P.O. Box 91212, Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1212 | 'Net privacy. Phone: (805) 957-9666 FAX: (800) 492-5954 | USE IT. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message