From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Jun 27 00:59:39 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id AAA08450 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 27 Jun 1996 00:59:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id AAA08438 for ; Thu, 27 Jun 1996 00:59:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id RAA11528; Thu, 27 Jun 1996 17:14:48 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199606270744.RAA11528@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Gateway Solo with ATAPI CD-ROM: How to install? To: ewv@boom.bsdi.com (Eric Varsanyi) Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 17:14:48 +0930 (CST) Cc: Brett_Glass@ccgate.infoworld.com, msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <199606261355.HAA13964@boom.vars.com> from "Eric Varsanyi" at Jun 26, 96 07:55:01 am MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Eric Varsanyi stands accused of saying: > > >> What brand is the CDrom, and how is it supposedly connected? > > > >It's a Panasonic/Matsushita, and it's on the primary IDE interface > >together with the 1.2 GB hard disk. > > FYI from my work on the BSDI ATAPI driver: I didn't have to do anything > special to get the GW2000 drive to probe or operate with my driver. This > is true of the 2X and the (currently shipping) 4X versions. This is the GW2000 desktop drive (I believe a CR563 or similar), or the one in their laptop? > -Eric -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[