Are you running 1.2(.1) or current?  As long as you are running a release,
it shouldn't be terribly difficult to patch your kernel.  Just follow the
README that came with the atapi patch.  The basic process is to use the
patch command in /usr/src to patch a bunch of files, and then use tar to
extract some more new files.  Now re-config a kernel, compile, and you
should be all set to mount.

Hope this helps, let me know if you have a problem applying the patch.
	Rick

On Wed, 4 Jun 1997 danielh@uol.com.br wrote:

> 	Dear friends of Netbsd,
> 
> 	I have an IDE common cd-drive already connected to my pc.
> 	How can i make it to work under NetBSD 1.2?
> 	I have the atapi patch but i don't know how to use it.
> 
> 	Thanks for your appreciate,
> 	Daniel.
> 

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