Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:38:08 -0400 From: "Steve Friedrich" <SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com> To: "Andriss" <andriss@argate.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Problems with ATAPI CD-ROM Message-ID: <199809151338.JAA32292@laker.net>
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On Mon, 14 Sep 1998 21:29:27 -0500 (EST), Andriss wrote: >I installed FreeBSD 2.2.7-release (CD set) using an... Acer ATAPI CD-ROM. >It is an Acer 32X IDE/ATAPI Drive set as slave on primary IDE controller. > >Seems to work fine as far as data goes and plays Audio CD's when I press >the "Play" button on the CD-ROM itself, but, surprisingly, I can't >get any "software" CD players to work with it. > >Not a biggie since I can just press that button, but still... > >Does anyone have any information, or suggestions? > >Andriss > Yea, stop shopping on price... Seriously, why do so many people buy junk because it's cheap, and then expend massive effort trying to get it to work. Isn't your time worth anything ?? When I shop for hardware, I look to see if it's supported under ALL the environments I plan to use it under, and I DON'T buy things from companies I KNOW didn't make it. If no company wants to put their name on it, doesn't that tell you guys anything ?? I realize the CD-ROM you're talking about is from "Acer". But Acer is a bottom feeder. They buy the cheapest crap on the market and put it in their boxes. They test it with WinBlows and perhaps DOS. The attempt to deliver whatever functionality they can at the lowest possible price. They are aiming their products at people who foolishly shop on price alone. Ok, now that that's off my chest... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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