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by **P?l Hermstad Kristense** » Sat, 08 Aug 1998 04:00:00

I cant't get my Sony CDU33A to work with release 2.2.6. The CD-ROM is
connected to a Sound Blaster 16 card, and uses address 0x230. The device
is either not found, or I get an error message telling me that the CD
looks more like an Audio CD than the FreeBSD distribution. Now, FreeBSD
IS sweet music, but... :-)

Does anybody have a solution?

Thanks!

Paal

by **Daniel T** » Wed, 12 Aug 1998 04:00:00

Quote:>I cant't get my Sony CDU33A to work with release 2.2.6. The CD-ROM is
>connected to a Sound Blaster 16 card, and uses address 0x230. The device
>is either not found, or I get an error message telling me that the CD
>looks more like an Audio CD than the FreeBSD distribution. Now, FreeBSD
>IS sweet music, but... :-)

I have used a CDU33A with the Sony propriety interface card under
FreeBSD just fine. So I presume your problem is in the difference between
a real Sony interface, and your SB16 which I presume to be a MCD(?), i.e.
the old SB16 that come out after the CR563-exclusive SB16's but before
the IDE/PnP SB16's. It was called the SB16 MultiCD I think and the only
one I know of that could take a Sony CDROM.
Anyways, the real Sony interface has several jumpers to set
IRQ as well as address. If you still can't get it to work, people on ebay
are selling either the CR563 or an interface card that supposedly works
with the Sony, either for about $10-15. Of course it may make more sense
to buy a 4x-16X IDE CDROM for $20-25.

Cheers,
Dan Ts'o, 212-327-7671, FAX: 212-327-7671
The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Ave. Box 138
New York, NY 10021

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