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Is this CD-ROM on the same channel as the hard drive
(I/O address 1F0, IRQ 14)? If so, try running the CD-ROM
from IDE channel two (I/O address 170, IRQ 15). If you
don't have a secondary channel in your system, DTC makes
a very simple IDE controller that is addressable for either
channel. It costs about $15.

Mike


In article <32A58DA3.40D8@cyberramp.net>, kdthomas@cyberramp.net says...
>
>I have a similar problem. I'm using a scratch server not
>connected to the production LAN. Just trying to get the CD-ROM
>to even *work* under 3.12. Tried typing in command *EXACTLY*
>as they appeared in CDUP4.TXT. Wrong Answer. El Lockup Sytemmo.
>There is no other CD-ROM drive in my shop for me to try.
>
>Delve further into things, try different options, etc. Load
>modules one-by-one. IDECD.CDM locks up system.
>
>This drive is known ATAPI-compliant, is known to work fine under 
>DOS, 95, NT, OS/2, SCO, Linux etc. Incredibly frustrating...
>
>Has anybody *in the world* gotten this to actually work, or are 
>IDE CD-ROMS with IDE HDDs under 3.12 just an urban legend?
>
>Thanx,
>Kerry Thomas
>kdthomas@cyberramp.net
>
>-------- Details ---------------
>
>Dell NetPlex 486sx/33. 16MB Ram. 110MB HDD(IDE master). NEC
>Multispin 6V CD-ROM.
>
>Here's what I do:
>server -ns -na
>file server name bb
>IPX internal: aa
>load c:\server.312\patches\npapatch
>load nwpa /naload
>load after311 (auto-loads CLIB 3.12j,STREAMS 3.12b)
>load ideata port=1f0 int=E
>load idehd
>mount sys
>
>OK, now SYS is FINALLY mounted. Fine. Let's go on:
>load CDROM
>
>At this point, I get a stream of garbage, a beep, and a FS prompt.
>-- Any CD commands return an obligatory string of garbage, and a
>   beep.
>-- LIST DEVICES returns the first device as being an
>   "Unbound Device Object". A search for this cryptic little gem
>   in the Novell KnowlegeBase reveals nothing.
>
>
>--
>Kerry D. Thomas
>kdthomas@cyberramp.net
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