From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 27 14:56:55 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53EB816A4CE; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:56:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from chaos.fxp.org (chaos.fxp.org [209.251.159.150]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A4E643D4C; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:56:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jedgar@fxp.org) Received: from localhost (localhost.fxp.org [127.0.0.1]) by chaos.fxp.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4891F28428; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:56:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from chaos.fxp.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (chaos.fxp.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 56465-02-2; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:56:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by chaos.fxp.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 6FE6E28426; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:56:47 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:56:47 -0500 From: Chris Faulhaber To: S?ren Schmidt Message-ID: <20050127145647.GB51694@chaos.fxp.org> References: <41F52424.4020001@DeepCore.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <41F52424.4020001@DeepCore.dk> X-Mailer: socket() X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at fxp.org cc: hackers@freebsd.org cc: 'FreeBSD Current' Subject: Re: ATAPI CD changers anybody ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:56:55 -0000 On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 05:36:52PM +0100, S?ren Schmidt wrote: > > Seems I lost my lonely ATAPI CDROM with built in changer to the eternal > HW scrapyards, let it rest in peace :) > > Finding a new one seems difficult so I thought I'd ask around how many > still has one of these ? > > I ask because the support code for those seem to have suffered bitrot to > the degree that it most likely hasn't worked on -current (maybe even > 5.x) for a long time, but alas I cant test that. > > Now, since it seems that such devices are no longer made, and newer > really caught on, I need some good reasons to keep the (broken) support > in there. > I have two of these, a 4x and 6x: acd0-3: CDROM with 4 CD changer at ata1-master PIO3 I still use one under 4.x but since they will not read many newer CDR's and CDRW's their usefulness is waning. If you would like one in order to continue supporting them, send me your address and I will have one shipped. -- Chris D. Faulhaber - jedgar@fxp.org - jedgar@FreeBSD.org -------------------------------------------------------- FreeBSD: The Power To Serve - http://www.FreeBSD.org