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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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