Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 22:56:26 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: bab@cypress.com (Barry Boes/CADC Datacomm CAD) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IDE cd-rom drivers Message-ID: <18688.837496586@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 16 Jul 1996 00:51:02 CDT." <199607160551.AAA07679@onyx.cadc>
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> not find one. I'm running 2.1.0-RELEASE, and I checked 2.1.5-RELEASE > and the cvs tree and it appears this stuff has remained untouched for That's correct, I'm afraid. > some time now. (Did I look in the right place? I used the http CVS > browser.) Yes, you did. > So, I downloaded the 1.2 ATAPI specification SFF-8020 and started > working. I found some places where the current atapi code doesn't > conform to the spec. I changed the code, and viola! The drive started > working. YES!! This is exactly the kind of work we've need done for awhile - someone checking laboriously through the specs like this and verifying that the driver is actually doing the right thing. The fact that you actually got your drive to work as a function of these changes is also very promising! :-) > Now it appears to me that with just a little more work this driver > could be made to be much more generic and stable. And I owe FreeBSD > in a big way - I've been using it for everything for awhile. So my > question - Are these modifications worth anything to anyone else? Are Absolutely. If you'd like to send me your patches, I'll personally make sure they get into the tree. Thanks!
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