SGI CDROM on a 386

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2 total messages Started by L. Mae Mon, 25 Jan 1993 05:37

#109

Author: L. Mae
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 05:37

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Can anyone tell me if it is possible to use a CDROM drive
that SGI has customized on anything but an SGI machine.
I'd like my CDROM drive to timeshare between a Personal IRIS
and a PC. I'm using an Adaptec SCSI controller card in a 386, but 
as far as I can tell this setup is hopeless.

If anyone has had any experience at all with this sort of problem
I'd really appreciate some help.



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Re: SGI CDROM on a 386

#110

Author: Paul Dokas
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:36

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In article <C1EAAL.22B@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>, topix@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (L. Mae) writes:
|> Can anyone tell me if it is possible to use a CDROM drive
|> that SGI has customized on anything but an SGI machine.
|> I'd like my CDROM drive to timeshare between a Personal IRIS
|> and a PC. I'm using an Adaptec SCSI controller card in a 386, but 
|> as far as I can tell this setup is hopeless.
|> 
|> If anyone has had any experience at all with this sort of problem
|> I'd really appreciate some help.

I've hooked up our SGI CD-ROM (a Toshiba XM 1971) to my 486 using an
Adaptec 1542B.  The CDROM is a normal, bare SCSI device in all ways
except one.  If your system asks it what kind of device it is, the
CDROM states that it is a fixed hard drive!  I understand that this
is done because the older SGI machines will only boot from a tape or
fixed drive, and not a removable drive.

I'm running 386BSD so I was able to do some things in my system to 
get the drive working.  I'm not sure if it's possible to get it
working through any other system.
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