Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 23:15:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: "Jeays, Mike" <JEAYS@statcan.ca>, freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ATAPI devices - more problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980407231234.1294A-100000@shell.uniserve.com> In-Reply-To: <199804080335.UAA00284@antipodes.cdrom.com>
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On Tue, 7 Apr 1998, Mike Smith wrote: > > > > I can only get an ATAPI device (CD-ROM or Zip drive) to work if it is the > > only device on an IDE controller. If I put two ATAPI devices on the same > > controller, "mount" hangs, and causes the entire system to crash if I try a > > second time. > > This appears to be a feature of some CDROM-Zip combinations. I've > both personally and in reports seen Zip and CDROM drives running > happily side-by-side. It would be fair to say that this highlights > defects in our current ATAPI support. Could it not be IDE chipset issue? Perhaps type of motherboard is relevant? It wouldn't be the first time broken IDE chips have been put on motherboards (ex. CMD640). Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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