Subject: Re: probably stupid question about cd-roms
To: Claus Kick <claus_kick@web.de>
From: Andrey Petrov <petrov@netbsd.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/05/2004 13:58:31
On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 10:13:41PM +0100, Claus Kick wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> this is a netbsd newbie speaking, so please be patient :)
>
>
> == extract from dmesg ==
> cd0 at scsibus0 target 6 lun 0: <TOSHIBA, XM-4101TASUNSLCD, 1084> cdrom
> removable
> cd0: async, 8-bit transfers
> cd1 at scsibus1 target 6 lun 0: <TOSHIBA, CD-ROM XM-3401TA, 0283> cdrom
> removable
> cd1: sync (248.00ns offset 15), 8-bit (4.032MB/s) transfers
>
> (first one is the SparcStation 20 internal cd-rom, the second one is a
> cd-rom I have in an external case, it is terminated correctly, obviously).
>
> okay, so I tried to mound cd0a to /cdrom and cd0b to /cdrom2.
> The thing is, it seems as if the external cd-rom is already mounted as
> /cdrom when I try to do that?
>
> I found out which cd-rom is which when I unmounted (at least tried to)
> both and ejected both. So the cd in the caddy came shooting out of the
> external one.
>
> What is more, I seem to be unable to mount perfectly working cds on the
> internal cd-rom, if I boot with the external cd-rom powered on.
>
You should use /dev/cd1a for internal one.
Andrey