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Date:      Fri, 27 May 2005 16:09:06 +0200
From:      Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>
To:        Olaf Greve <o.greve@axis.nl>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: DVD burners and the Adaptec 2200S RAID controller...
Message-ID:  <20050527140906.GA84610@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: <429706B5.5030801@axis.nl>
References:  <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNEEJFFBAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> <429706B5.5030801@axis.nl>

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On Fri, May 27, 2005 at 01:38:29PM +0200, Olaf Greve wrote:
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> Either way: I personally like that separation as well. I have another=20
> good Adaptec SCSI controller, but I think it's a bit a pity to=20
> 'sacrifice' that just for a DVD burner (it's currently installed in a=20
> machine I have specifically set-up as MySQL database stress tester). :P
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> Hmmm, I wonder what good ATA options there are... Otherwise, I guess=20
> I'll simply have to add another SCSI controller.

Most of what you need is already in the GENERIC kernel. The rest is a
available as modules. IIRC, you have to load the cam.ko module.

Just use the ATAPI DVD burner via CAM. AFAICT it's very stable. I
haven't burnt a coaster yet. An SCSI DVD burner is bound to be more
expensive.=20

Roland
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