Re: CD-ROM: Chinon CDS-431

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From: Daniel F. Smith
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 1996 20:50

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Steve Murchie <74740.1633@compuserve.com> writes:
>
>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.

This is correct behaviour.  Linux doesn't support the nasty little Chinon SCSI
adapter (hence it shows 0 SCSI host cards).  You will have to get another SCSI
card (the AHA1540B and Future Domain/Seagate ST-02 work with my CDX-431).

It is conceivable that the DOS drivers for the card will work from the DOS
emulator, in which case you could mount CDs once you've completed installation.

-- 
Centre for Research in Information Storage Technology (CRIST), SECEE,
University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK.

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