From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 28 May 2001 15:22:26 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 28 May 2001 15:22:16 -0400 Received: from [216.74.100.93] ([216.74.100.93]:38158 "EHLO host7.hrwebservices.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 28 May 2001 15:22:00 -0400 Message-ID: <016601c0e7f7$0c7c8780$c1a5fea9@spunky> Reply-To: From: To: Subject: Creative 4-speed CDROM driver Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 05:22:55 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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