From: rhofmann@ibm1.nynexst.com (bob hofmann) Subject: Re: Phillips LMSI CM205 CD-ROM Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1993 15:17:01 GMT
In article <24atji$b86@excalibur.EE.McGill.CA>, ericm@excalibur.EE.McGill.CA (Eric Masson) writes:
|> Hello,
|>
|> Does anyone know if there is a Linux driver for the following CD ROM
|> drive:
|>
|> Phillips LMSI CM205 CD-ROM (375ms access, 150KB/S transfer,
|> IDE drive, MPC and High Sierra compatible,
|> not Kodak multisession compatible)
|>
|> Or is anyone currently working on such a driver ? (I've checked on the
|> hardware compatibility list and the drive is not there. I think my list is
|> old though as I was unable to find one dated beyond March 29.)
|>
|> If such a driver does not exist and no one is working on it, how hard
|> is it for someone that never wrote a driver to write their own driver using the
|> examples already provided for linux as a guideline ?
|>
|> Thanks in advance,
|>
|> Eric
|>
|>
|>
|>
|> --
|> Eric Masson (398 3937)
I have a CM-205 which I got with the Gateway I received less than a month ago
and as far as I know there is no existing driver for it. I am in the
process of calling LMSI (Philips) and trying to acquire the technical
specs for the drive so that I can give writing a driver a shot. I've
never done something like this before, so any suggestions, hints, things
I should watch out for, and things that need to be included would be
appreciated. Wish me luck if I do get the specs.
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