From: <james@spunkysoftware.com>
To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Creative 4-speed CDROM driver
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 05:22:55 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <016601c0e7f7$0c7c8780$c1a5fea9@spunky> (raw)
Hello Kernel Hackers,
Bloody Minix doesn't have a CDROM driver for my CDROM, a Creative Quad
speed. I'm dual booting between Linux and Minix. Linux uses my CDROM no
problems. I am thinking a "generic" CDROM driver might fit the bill for this
CDROM (the system is an old 486DX2/66, 20MB RAM, 500MB HDD + 300MB HDD, 1MB
Diamond Stealth Pro Video card).
Either I can port the Linux CDROM driver to Minix or I have to write my own
device driver. Can anyone help, point me to a place where hackers get the
stuff they need to write device drivers? They obviously know all the
details, like status codes, I/O regions etc. I am not sure if I would use
DMA, but I suppose it doesn't matter all that much.
If anyone on the kernel list has written a driver for a CDROM please send me
mail about how you went about it, did you approach the manufacturer for the
documentation on the device, if I made a mistake could I ruin my hardware?
and stuff like that.
Thanks heaps.
James Buchanan
james@spunkysoftware.com
next reply other threads:[~2001-05-28 19:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-05-29 4:22 james [this message]
2001-05-28 21:22 ` Creative 4-speed CDROM driver Alan Cox
2001-05-29 7:20 ` james
2001-05-28 22:21 ` Alan Cox
2001-05-29 7:35 ` james
2001-05-29 10:21 ` Francois Romieu
[not found] ` <015601c0e8de$0e936ba0$c1a5fea9@spunky>
[not found] ` <20010530094004.A14129@se1.cogenit.fr>
2001-05-30 17:21 ` james
2001-05-30 15:12 ` Masoud Sharbiani
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