Re: My CD-ROM is not working!

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From: Clemens Beckstein
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 09:15

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fiv2@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Fidel I Villa) writes:

>------------------
>I finally received 2.1 beta and my CD-ROM is still not working under
>  OS/2. (Works fine under plain DOS 5.0 NOT in OS/2 DOS session)

>   Setup: Toshiba XM3301
>   Controller: Future Domain
>   Other devices: Tape Back-up, Modem

>   Suppose to be OS/2 supports this without hassle but NO.

>   I am hesitant of running the beta install in plain DOS 5.0 (image). Has 
>anybody ever done this?   

>   My CDROM.SYS is still dated 3/30/92 despite I had installed the SP's. Any
>newer version.

>   Please help. I would like use OS/2 2.1.

I suggest you use the new CD-ROM support IBM has released as BETA maybe
4 weeks ago.  You can find it on hobbes or on software.watson.ibm.com
(in the ews directory) --- a ZIP called somewhat like OS2CDROM.ZIP

The new drivers are using OS2ASPI and support audio as well...

- Clemens

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