Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 20:15:33 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: uhclem%nemesis@fw.ast.com (Frank Durda IV) Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The Panasonic CR-52x drives Message-ID: <860.810875733@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 11 Sep 1995 20:36:00 CDT." <m0ssKGp-0004w7C@nemesis.lonestar.org>
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>The 522/523 are not IDE drives. They use the proprietary Panasonic/Creative >interface. The 522/523 drives are also incompatible with the driver >2.0.5 provides for the 562/563 drives. The 562/563 no-caddy/double-speed >drives superceded the 522/523 caddy-based/single-speed model. > >When Matsushita came out with the 562/563 in 1993, they changed the command >sets, so the two designs are not compatible. > >So, currently there is no support under FreeBSD for the 522/523 drives. Ah, thank you! [Docs:] Hmmmm. I smell hardware FAQ material here.. :-) Who's the current compiler of the hardware FAQ? I know at least three people have volunteered at various times, but that doesn't mean that all this hardware info isn't just dropping on the floor, either.. :-) Jordan
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