Subject: Re: SB16 and Panasonic CR-563b cdrom
To: David Keith <dkeith@devo.sfasu.edu>
From: Frank van der Linden <frank@wins.uva.nl>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 01/18/1998 13:12:49
On Sat, Jan 17, 1998 at 10:15:14PM -0600, David Keith wrote:
> In NetBSD 1.3-i386 is there a way to configure in the panasonic cdrom off
> of the sb16 controller. The cdrom isn't atapi (in my opinion) because I
> cannot just hang it off of an IDE controller and it will work. In all my
> experiences it must hang off the sb16. Nonetheless I want to see if I can
> add the device into the kernel. It didn't seem to be found with the
> GENERIC configuration under /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/conf. Is there an
> undocumented device or someway to configure cd0 or the mitsumi cdrom to
> detect mine? The sb16 is not a PnP card, but rather the older one that
> must be set with jumpers. The base io of the card is 0x220,
> irq5,ldma=1,hdma=5. (If that helps anyone.) Any thoughts?
Are you sure your sb16 supports non-IDE CDROM drives connected to it?
Mine, for example, only supports IDE drives, and, given the proper
configuration, they will work under NetBSD.
- Frank