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Date:      Thu, 27 Mar 1997 12:03:11 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Benn Horton <b.horton@ukonline.co.uk>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Is my NEC CDR272 EIDE CDROM drive supported? I want a driver.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.970327120156.354V-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <33375C24.4890@ukonline.co.uk>

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On Mon, 24 Mar 1997, Benn Horton wrote:

> I want to use my cdrom to install under FreeBSD, but the kernel only
> includes drivers for Mistsumi, Sony and Creative compatible cdrom
> drives. Can I create a new driver if I have the specification? If yes,
> how?

ATAPI drives are supported.  Try it in the slave position on the primary
controller.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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