Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 01:12:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com> To: jehamby@lightside.com (Jake Hamby) Cc: sos@freebsd.org, davidg@Root.COM, hackers@freebsd.org, vak@cronyx.ru Subject: Re: atapi.c and wcd.c missing.... Message-ID: <199509180812.BAA01244@ref.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.950918004145.147A-100000@localhost> from "Jake Hamby" at Sep 18, 95 01:01:59 am
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> > Okay, the way I see it, there are three possible choices for ATAPI support > in 2.1.0-RELEASE: > > 1) Don't support IDE CD-ROMs at all. This is, IMHO, the worst choice, I agree.. it's almost suicide to not include it.. > > 2) Make a special boot floppy for ATAPI support (a la Linux boot/root hmmm, 'fair' > > 3) Put ATAPI support in GENERIC and have an alternate floppy for people basically a version of the previous.. 4) code the probe, so that if the ATAPI is dissabled via the '-c' then it acts as before.. most people will be able to work with it on,.. include a FAQ answer to say to disable the ATAPI if you don't have one and disks aren't probing....
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