Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 02:24:19 -0500 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@freebsd.org> To: Bill Bartley <comet@loop.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Disappointed by lack of ATAPI/IDE CD-ROM support Message-ID: <3795.846746659@orion.webspan.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 30 Oct 1996 06:55:25 PST." <32776C5D.553C@loop.com>
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Bill Bartley wrote in message ID <32776C5D.553C@loop.com>: > Couldn't any progress have been made on the cdrom drivers in two > years? This is a volunteer project. I'm afraid that all the complaints in the world won't change the fact that unless someone (a) has the time to work on it, (b) wants to work on it, and (c) has the hardware relevant to what he wants to work on, nothing will get done. The ATAPI standard is a mess, and that is one thing that has disuaded people. And a lot of developers have higher-end systems that have SCSI, and hence wouldn't touch IDE with an electrified barge pole. I believe someone has volunteered to work on the driver, but as with everything, no promises I'm afraid. I'm sorry to hear your complaint, and wish that something could be done, but we just don't have the resources (financial or human) to throw at this and make the entire system better. Yours, Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info
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