[1094] in linux-scsi channel archive
Which CD-ROM Driver?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (MFman1)
Thu Dec 12 15:00:05 1996
To: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
From: mfman1@aol.com (MFman1)
Date: 12 Dec 1996 19:58:07 GMT
I sucessfully loaded Slackware 3.0 (included with 'Linux Secrets') on my
Pentium 90 Mhz machine. I could not, however, get the CD-ROM to work --
I copied the Linux compressed files from the CD-ROM to drive C of DOS 6.22
and then installed Linux from the DOS partition. I've still had not luck
in getting the CD-ROM to work. The problem is that I haven't a clue as to
which Linux driver to use. After reading 'Linix Secrets', the 'howto'
files,
and most of the CD-ROM driver source code, I'm more confused than ever.
I've got a Media Vision multi-media card with a Sanyo 94S CD-ROM drive.
Media Vision apparently used several combinations of CD-ROM drives and
drivers, depending on when the card was manufactured. I could not reach
Media Vision tech support -- are they out of business?
I thought it would be helpful to show parts of the boot sequence of DOS
6.22.
IN CONFIG.SYS:
device=c:\medvsn\fdcd.sys /I /D:mvcd005
AND RESPONDS WITH:
Copyright (C) 1986,87,...,94 Future Domain Corp.
SCSI CD-ROM Loadable Driver
Version 4.0
CONTROLLER [0] supports: SCSI 1 LUN 0 Unit 0 SANYO CRD-250S 1.19
IN AUTOEXEC.BAT:
c:\medvsn\mscdex.exe /M:10 /D:mvcd005
AND RESPONDS WITH:
MSCDEX Version 2.23
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp.
Drive E: = Driver MVCD005 unit 0
I've been working on this for two days and would certainly appriciate any
help on this matter.
Thanks,
Hal Williams
MFman1@aol.com
