Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!ivc!ktyra From: ktyra@ivc (Kristopher L. Tyra) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux Subject: Re: Using an optical drive w/ AUX Message-ID: <109@ivc> Date: 1 Oct 90 21:01:40 GMT References: <84189@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Reply-To: ktyra@ivc.UUCP (Kristopher L. Tyra) Organization: Intelligent Visual Computing, Inc. Cary, NC Lines: 39 In article <84189@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> writes: > > Has anyone had any success using an optical drive (ie. MacInstor) >as additional storage for AUX? How do you tell AUX to access the >optical ? The main system is on a HD80, but we want to use an >optical for an additional 512MB of user storage. > > Thanks in advance, > >- M. Thamer >-- > "Two days ago I saw a vehicle that'd haul that tanker. > You wanna get out of here; you talk to me." Max - The Road Warrior > > M. Thamer @cis.ohio-state.edu Pinnacle Micro, Inc.(800 553-7070) has a device driver package for SONY-SMO drives that works very well. However, I believe it only works on their opticals. Yes, the Apple driver will work fine for the optical drive but it will be slower then it should do to the fact that Apple driver keeps re-reading the partition map. However, the Apple driver will not allow you to boot from the optical. This requires alot of work in tricking the device switch table and doing some other fun things. Most educational sites don't like to buy software so I don't know were you can get the driver free. However, there is still a group of people trying to make money off writing software that I'm sure would write you a new driver (No Flame intended). For example, IVC (800 776-2810) can help you out. Kristopher L. Tyra Intelligent Visual Computing (800) 776 - 2810