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Date:      Thu, 5 Sep 2013 18:00:01 GMT
From:      Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: docs/181845: Virtualbox Host Setup needs acd0 in /etc/devfs.conf,  also enable atapicam
Message-ID:  <201309051800.r85I01vA037833@freefall.freebsd.org>

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From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com>
To: Patrick Powell <papowell@astart.com>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/181845: Virtualbox Host Setup needs acd0 in /etc/devfs.conf,
 also enable atapicam
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 12:55:38 -0500

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 On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 12:23 PM, Patrick Powell <papowell@astart.com> wrote:
 
 >
 > >Number:         181845
 > >Category:       docs
 > >Synopsis:       Virtualbox Host Setup needs acd0 in /etc/devfs.conf, also
 > enable atapicam
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       non-critical
 > >Priority:       low
 > >Responsible:    freebsd-doc
 > >State:          open
 > >Quarter:
 > >Keywords:
 > >Date-Required:
 > >Class:          doc-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   current-users
 > >Arrival-Date:   Thu Sep 05 17:30:00 UTC 2013
 > >Closed-Date:
 > >Last-Modified:
 > >Originator:     Patrick Powell
 > >Release:        8.4
 > >Organization:
 > Astart Technologies
 > >Environment:
 > FreeBSD laptop_84.private 8.4-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.4-RELEASE #0 r251259: Sun
 > Jun  2 21:26:57 UTC 2013     root@bake.isc.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
 >  amd64
 >
 > >Description:
 > The Wiki:
 > https://wiki.freebsd.org/VirtualBox
 >
 > And section 22.3.3 Virtualbox Host DVD/CD Access both indicate that
 > /etc/devfs.conf needs:
 >
 > perm cd* 0600
 > perm xpt0 0660
 > perm pass* 0660
 >
 > However, if the CD/DVD on the host is detected as acd0 then you need:
 >
 > link acd0    cd0
 > perm acd* 0600
 > perm xpt0 0660
 > perm pass* 0660
 >
 > Also, as noted in another PR,  you need to enable ATAPICAM.  From the Wiki:
 >
 > Host DVD/CD access
 >
 > atapicam kernel module needs to be loaded via /boot/loader.conf:
 >
 > atapicam_load="YES
 >
 
 Are you sure this makes sense?  Using atapicam makes /dev/cd0 available
 therefore the devfs.conf is good as is.  The atapicam reference should be
 there though.
 
 
 -- 
 Adam Vande More
 
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 <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On T=
 hu, Sep 5, 2013 at 12:23 PM, Patrick Powell <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
 =3D"mailto:papowell@astart.com" target=3D"_blank">papowell@astart.com</a>&g=
 t;</span> wrote:<br>
 
 
 <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
 left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
 &gt;Number: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 181845<br>
 &gt;Category: =A0 =A0 =A0 docs<br>
 &gt;Synopsis: =A0 =A0 =A0 Virtualbox Host Setup needs acd0 in /etc/devfs.co=
 nf, also enable atapicam<br>
 &gt;Confidential: =A0 no<br>
 &gt;Severity: =A0 =A0 =A0 non-critical<br>
 &gt;Priority: =A0 =A0 =A0 low<br>
 &gt;Responsible: =A0 =A0freebsd-doc<br>
 &gt;State: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0open<br>
 &gt;Quarter:<br>
 &gt;Keywords:<br>
 &gt;Date-Required:<br>
 &gt;Class: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0doc-bug<br>
 &gt;Submitter-Id: =A0 current-users<br>
 &gt;Arrival-Date: =A0 Thu Sep 05 17:30:00 UTC 2013<br>
 &gt;Closed-Date:<br>
 &gt;Last-Modified:<br>
 &gt;Originator: =A0 =A0 Patrick Powell<br>
 &gt;Release: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A08.4<br>
 &gt;Organization:<br>
 Astart Technologies<br>
 &gt;Environment:<br>
 FreeBSD laptop_84.private 8.4-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.4-RELEASE #0 r251259: Sun J=
 un =A02 21:26:57 UTC 2013 =A0 =A0 root@bake.isc.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/sr=
 c/sys/GENERIC =A0amd64<br>
 <br>
 &gt;Description:<br>
 The Wiki:<br>
 <a href=3D"https://wiki.freebsd.org/VirtualBox" target=3D"_blank">https://w=
 iki.freebsd.org/VirtualBox</a><br>
 <br>
 And section 22.3.3 Virtualbox Host DVD/CD Access both indicate that /etc/de=
 vfs.conf needs:<br>
 <br>
 perm cd* 0600<br>
 perm xpt0 0660<br>
 perm pass* 0660<br>
 <br>
 However, if the CD/DVD on the host is detected as acd0 then you need:<br>
 <br>
 link acd0 =A0 =A0cd0<br>
 perm acd* 0600<br>
 perm xpt0 0660<br>
 perm pass* 0660<br>
 <br>
 Also, as noted in another PR, =A0you need to enable ATAPICAM. =A0From the W=
 iki:<br>
 <br>
 Host DVD/CD access<br>
 <br>
 atapicam kernel module needs to be loaded via /boot/loader.conf:<br>
 <br>
 atapicam_load=3D&quot;YES<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Are you sure =
 this makes sense?=A0 Using atapicam makes /dev/cd0 available therefore the =
 devfs.conf is good as is.=A0 The atapicam reference should be there though.=
 <br>
 </div></div><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Adam Vande More
 </div></div>
 
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