CD-ROM: Chinon CDS-431

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From: Steve Murchie
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 1996 03:46

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Anyone have experience with this CD-ROM device?

I'm trying to install Linux on an old CompuAdd 386/20 which came with the internal Chinon CD-ROM, 
and not having much luck.  During auto-detect I get the message "scsi: 0 hosts" and if I try to 
mount the drive manually I get a "not a block device" error.

The specs say its a 40-pin SCSI interface, conforming to Sony and Phillips CD-ROM standard Mode 1 
and Mode 2 (whatever that means). The SCSI card it came with is also labeled Chinon, and has both 
internal and external connectors.  I've not touched the factory settings, which have the drive at 
ID 0, I/O address 300H, terminated, parity check OFF.

I've tried a number of options building the boot disks, including SCSI card type, BIOS enabled, 
etc., but so far I can't see that the CD drive light has ever even gone on.  

Any ideas out there?

tx,

Steve

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Subject: CD-ROM: Chinon CDS-431
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 1996 19:46:39 -0800
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