Re: SPARC-10: Replacing a SUN IDE-CDROM with a third party IDE-CDROM

From: Christer XX Mattsson (prc_mattsson_takeaway__at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/29/03

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    Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 18:11:47 GMT

    Hi!

    On the one I tried to install I tried CS/M/S. I.e. all three possible
    settings. And it did not work.
    Will try to use the suggestion by Kent.

    /Christer
    "Gary P. Fiber" <g.fiber@verizon.net> wrote in message
    news:djl0vvkr2j2kiq4kn757726nd0oj6km5qn@4ax.com...
    > On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 10:35:50 +0000, Kent Wormsdorf
    > <kwormsdorf@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote:
    >
    > >
    > >
    > >Christer XX Mattsson wrote:
    > >> Hi all!
    > >>
    > >> I have been searching all over the web (open sites).
    > >>
    > >> Problem:
    > >> I have a SPARC-10 Ultra. It has a non-functional SUN IDE-cdrom in it. I
    > >> would like to replace it with "any" IDE-cdrom.
    > >> However, it does not compute!
    > >>
    > >> Is it doable, replacing it with a non-SUN IDE-cdrom?
    > >> What are the requirements on the non-SUN IDE-cdrom?
    > >> Can I set some parameters?
    > >>
    > >>
    > >> Thankful for answers.
    > >>
    > >> Christer Mattsson
    > >>
    > >>
    > >Hi
    > >If you by a SPARC-10 mean a Sun SparcStation ULTRA 10, then I think you
    > >should set the CDROM drive to "Cable Select" or "CS", not "Master" or
    > >"Slave", that's atleast what I did on my Sun Blade 100 with a DVD drive.
    > >
    > >Greetings from Denmark
    > >Kent
    > I just put in another CD Drive into my Ultra 10. The drive I removed
    > was a GoldStar drive with a Sun part number on it. It says Goldstart
    > on a big lable on the drive.
    >
    > The CD drive I removed was set to MASTER. The IDE drive uses cable
    > select but in my system the CD did not. I am going to install CD-R
    > drive soon in the system. Currently I am installing Gentoo linux on
    > the Ultra 10.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > Gary K8IZ
    > Washington State Resident
    > Registered Linux User # 312991

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