Re: CDRom and Debian
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm in the process of purchasing a P-133 that I'm giong to run Debian 0.93R linux on. I have the
> Ygg cd's (I'll get the patched CD in a bit), but I'm concerned about which CD to buy that is
> compatable with LINUX.
>
> I am not going Scsi I'm afraid. My harddisk will be IDE.
>
> Could someone please give me a list of CDROM disks and controllers I should consider that
> are known to work well with LINUX? THanks!
>
>
> -------------------------------------
> -Ben Goodwin (lost in Shadow North Carolina)
> -
> -I am 'Brand' on the Internet Chess Club. I'm an admin. Feel free to telnet
> -to chess.lm.com and play some chess!
>
Since your P-133 probably comes with a dual channel IDE controller on
the MB which means you can connect 4 devices to it, why not just
get an IDE CDROM and use the MB IDE controller. Linux appears to
recognize my generic IDE CDROM during boot.
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