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Another problem-in recognizing CDrom (Instalation)



Shalom!
What's the meaning of "BIOS32 extentions" when searching for a CDROM during 
boot? (In installation procd. using Boot diskett).
It comes on when trying to access a LaserMate-cd (Panasonic) connected via 
SoundBlaster card.
Thanks for any hint,
Isac R. Schapira

On Wed, 17 Jan 1996 23:37:03 +0200 (IST), 
Omer Zak  <xlacha1@wicc.weizmann.ac.il> wrote:

>I have recently installed Linux on a friend's PC.  He has CD-ROM 
>drive model FX400 manufactured by Mitsumi.  We didn't succeed in getting 
>Linux to communicate with his CD-ROM and eventually copied what we needed 
>from CD-ROM to a MS-DOS hard disk partition and completed the installation 
>from the hard disk partition.  My friend however wants to access various 
>CD-ROMs from Linux.
>
>This drive is interfaced via Sound Blaster 16 card.
>
>According to the most recent version of CDROM-HOWTO which I have (v1.6 
>dated 18 Oct 1995), the supported models are FX001 and CRMC LU005S, both 
>using the mcd/mcdx drivers.
>
>1. Does anyone know whether FX400 is supported by Linux, and if yes, what is 
>   the correct driver to use for it?
>2. My friend uses 1.2.13 kernel.  Should we look for a more recent 1.3.* 
>   kernel which may support my friend's CD-ROM?
>
>                                                Thanks,
>                                                     --- Omer
>

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