From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Oct 26 19:22:57 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id TAA09078 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 26 Oct 1997 19:22:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware) Received: from time.cdrom.com (root@time.cdrom.com [204.216.27.226]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id TAA09066 for ; Sun, 26 Oct 1997 19:22:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jkh@time.cdrom.com) Received: from time.cdrom.com (jkh@localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by time.cdrom.com (8.8.7/8.6.9) with ESMTP id TAA01049; Sun, 26 Oct 1997 19:22:45 -0800 (PST) To: dkelly@hiwaay.net cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CD-WRITERS In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 26 Oct 1997 19:52:38 CST." <199710270152.TAA11696@nospam.hiwaay.net> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 19:22:45 -0800 Message-ID: <1046.877922565@time.cdrom.com> From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I made no changes to get the HP6020i to work, it works out of the box with 2.2.x Jordan > > I use one of these all the time and used it, in fact, to make > > the FreeBSD 2.2.5 set. > > > > Jordan > > > > > Has anyone successfully used an HP 6020 CD Writer with FreeBSD? > > > I'm looking to buy a CD-Writer, but I can't find anyone who has the > > > 4020's any more. > > Jordan, did the 6020 require custom hacking of /usr/src/sys/scsi/worm.c? > > "man wormcontrol" says: > > By now, the vendor/model names of ``PLASMON'' / ``RF4100'', > ``PHILIPS'' / ``CDD2000'', and ``HP'' / ``4020i'' are known. > > and /usr/src/sys/scsi/worm.c appears to agree. > > I have access to a Yamaha CDR100 and have had mixed success without > altering my kernel. The cd-write port is able to read data images from > the worm device, but unable to write. Compiled the non-port cdrecord > 1.5 and have been able to create a bootable FreeBSD 2.2.5. Wouldn't say > the Yamaha was perfect under FreeBSD, not by a long shot. Several times > I managed to get it in a state that required its power to be cycled > before it was usable again. > > Any patches or suggestions to make the Yamaha work right? > > I too was shopping for CD-R's this past week and found Philips CDD2600 > and HP 6020's widely available but not the 4020 which is sorta endorsed > in /usr/share/examples/worm/*. Any available supported 4x writers? > -- > David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net > ===================================================================== > The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its > capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. > >