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Date:      Mon, 5 Jan 2004 16:24:14 -0500
From:      "Craig Lloyd" <sonylloyd@metacrawler.com>
To:        freebsd-config@freebsd.org
Subject:   cd rom device naming clarification 
Message-ID:  <E3E1B5786D07F334BBF50133085413D8@sonylloyd.metacrawler.com>

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->Just an info on something I could found nowhere
(searched the device namings section of FreeBSD handbook, 
books, other forums..etc) 

I know that IDE ATAPI cdrom drive is 
acd -> 
acd0 = 1st IDE ATAPI cdrom 
acd1 = 2nd IDE ATAPI cdrom 
acd2 = 3rd IDE ATAPI cdrom 
..etc
My question: why is there mention in FreeBSD manuals
and technicals of acd0a, acd0b..etc Why that letter
at the end (which normaly designates a partition --but 
there's no partitions on a Cd rom!!!)
please also tell me when it should be a,b,c,d,e at the end 
on the cdrom device naming?

OS that I have -> FreeBSD 5.1


Craig Lloyd 

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