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#CD-ROM & GG

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#163381From: Paul BornemannSep 10, 1994 9:22 PM
Hi, I need some info on how to access a CD-ROM drive from my Golden-Gate PC board. I have the drive working on my 3000. What do I need to access it on the GG side. Thanks for your help.
#163501From: David HammSep 11, 1994 10:22 PM
Hi Paul, I'm sure that you should get a more detailed reply here, but I'm running a CDROM off my GG486SLC… You need a scsi controller & to add the device to you auto.config, I think are the main things. I can get the details from my setup if you like. – Dave
#163607From: Paul BornemannSep 12, 1994 7:24 PM
Well, right now I have a SyQuest drive connected, which is SCSI, to my Ami0 and that is what I use for my PC drive. The SCSI is built into the 3000 so I should not need a card, but maybe I need a SCSI device driver on the PC side.
#163774From: David HammSep 13, 1994 9:43 PM
Hi Paul, Hmmm… good point. – Right, I have an AMiga SCSI _and_ a SCSI controller on the GG side. ( GG support in NY had provided me with an A/B switch to change between the Amiga side & PC side. – So, I've never needed to access the CDROM through the Amiga SCSI controller. So, personally I don't know if its possible although theorectically it should be. – Dave
#163670From: Eberhard SpittlerSep 13, 1994 4:24 AM
Paul, I have the same problem and could not yet solve it. The hotline in Flein (Vortex GmbH) told me, it can't be done, the BIOS would need to be modified. On the other hand, I operated a SyQuest 3270S as "Amiga Partition" without problems. This is done via Amiga file system, however, whereas the CDROM is operated via an _own_ file system (AmiCDROM). Possible OS3.1 helps, where CD drives are accesible from the _Amiga_ file system? Eberhard Spittler // (using AutoPilot V1.74) \X/