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Teac 55A CD-ROM drive supported now




Somebody asked here about Teac SuperQuad CD-ROM drive.
Please, read the following:
> 
> 
>            TEAC SuperQuad Drive Under Linux [2-JUN-1995]
> 
> Support for the TEAC SuperQuad is now available under version 1.2.8 and up,
> available at your local mirror site!!  There is a small patch to help with
> timing and 'double-mount' problems for 1.2.8 *ONLY* located at:
> ftp.gwdg.de:/pub/linux/cdrom/drivers/sbpcd
> A new patch is out there as of 2-JUN-1995: sbpcd.3.7.linus.diff
> NOTE:
> If you have applied sbpcd.3.7-1.diff to 1.2.8, you have to revert it
> ("patch -R") before applying sbpcd.3.7.linus.diff
> 
> Slackware 2.30 carries 1.2.8 on the bootdisk.  Yggdrasil RevJ is believed
> to have 1.2.8 as its boot image.
> 
> But if you're running an old version of the kernel, here's how you can add
> support.  This is to be used with 1.2.7 and lower or late 1.1.x kernels.
> 
> To use it, obtain the code from one of 3 places:
> 
> ftp.gwdg.de:/pub/linux/cdrom/drivers/sbpcd/ login: anonymous
> ftp.gwdg.de:/pub/linux/cdrom/develop/teac/ login: anonymous
> linux01.gwdg.de:/pub/cdrom/sbpcd/ login: anonymous
> 
> The file is called sbpcd-3.6-1.tar.gz
> depending on which machine you are accessing.
> 
> To use it, perform the following steps:
> 
> Move the sbpcd file to /usr/src/ and untar it using:
> # tar -xvzf sbpcd-3.6-1.tar.gz
> # cd /usr/src/linux
> Edit the /usr/src/linux/include/linux/sbpcd.h file to specify your
> interface address and soundcard type (SBPRO).
> 
> Examples:
> True Soundblasters (Most configurations):
> Set SBPRO to 1, address to 0x230
> Most clone Soundblasters and CDROM interface cards only:
> Set SBPRO to 0, address to 0x340
> 
> Remake your kernel as usual, while including support for the
> Panasonic CDROM device.
> 
> You can also use it as a loadable module, (works best for my setup),
> by rebuilding the kernel WITHOUT Panasonic CD-ROM support and doing a
> 'make modules' from the /usr/src/linux directory.  After that, using
> modules v1.1.87a, do a 'insmod /usr/src/linux/modules/sbpcd.o'
> 
> If you are using a 'type 0' interface, you must first boot into DOS
> in order to load your setup file.  This is a .SYS file that is loaded
> before TEAC_CDA.SYS  It is NOT a driver, just a setup for the sound
> card???  I suggest you use LOADLIN to then boot Linux.  'Type' means
> the value of SBPRO in this paragraph.
> 
> In addition, I recommend reading /usr/src/linux/drivers/block/README.sbpcd
> to find the mounting commands and other informative tidbits about playing
> audio on your drive.
> 
> Note:  There is a known timing problem with the driver.  You often have to
> do the 'mount' command more than once to get it to work!!!
> 
> -Greg
> 
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