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Date:      Wed, 02 Sep 1998 17:00:58 -0500
From:      "Steve Friedrich" <SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com>
To:        "Hebel, Mike" <MikeHebel@duo-fast.com>
Cc:        "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: FW: Panasonic CD-ROM installation and no response from your t ech support...
Message-ID:  <199809022100.RAA02113@laker.net>

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On Wed, 2 Sep 1998 15:43:03 -0500, Hebel, Mike wrote:

>Walnut Creek is not a free organization
>and should support at least technical installations issues properly.

They really aren't qualified to support it beyond replacing defective
media, etc.

I don't see any technical info in these threads regarding the actual
problem.
I understand that it's a Panasonic with an AT interface.  Actually,
most people are vague on these things.  Is it connected to a
Soundblaster or to a real IDE interface.  The reason I ask, is because
in the early days on adding CD-ROM support, most companies used
proprietary interfaces that somewhat resemble ATA.  

Try posting your questions here, and we'll take a shot...
Keep in mind that some old hardware may not be supported and you
probably won't find anyone interested in spending their free time
adding support for an old, quirky, proprietary device.  They'd rather
spend their free time adding support for new, standard, way cool stuff.
 Regardless of what operating system you run, you have to live within
the bounds of supported hardware.  I have been using Winblows, OS/Blue
and Linux, and FreeBSD for quite some time. It's frustrating to find
hardware that will work under each and every one of them.

So let's begin anew...


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