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Hello!

As absolute novice to Linux I have many difficulties with it. Therefore,
please, help me, because I want to het my CD-ROM changers running.

I am using the SuSE 5.1 distribution of Linux (Nov. '97).

Because I want to use Linux as my future fileserver, I an starting to
play around with it and my two existing Torisan AT-API CD-ROM changers,
but it doesn't work.

While the changers work fine with DOS/Win3.x/Win-95/OS2, my Linux setup
program doesn't detect the drives. I contacted SuSE, but it seems that
they also do not have an answer.

I will be happy to receive some hints in HOW to setup Linux to get it
working. Maybe, I need some special drivers, too.

What I want to realize is: 6 CDs placed into two CD-Changers. All CDs
must be available simulateously, without any manually interaction on the
Linux system. Linux must run as fileserver.

Thanks in advance,

Rainer Hantsch

: Because I want to use Linux as my future fileserver, I an starting to
: play around with it and my two existing Torisan AT-API CD-ROM changers,
: but it doesn't work.
:
: While the changers work fine with DOS/Win3.x/Win-95/OS2, my Linux setup
: program doesn't detect the drives.

Linux should be able to see ATAPI CDROMs without any problem, but it will
only see the first slot of a changer.

: What I want to realize is: 6 CDs placed into two CD-Changers. All CDs
: must be available simulateously, without any manually interaction on the
: Linux system. Linux must run as fileserver.

Sorry, not currently possible with Linux.  You can use the eject command
to manualy change slots (i.e. umount /cdrom, eject -c 3, mount /cdrom),
but the automatic system which you descibe only works for SCSI changers.

:

:
: Thanks in advance,
:
: Rainer Hantsch
:
:
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