dvd/cd rom & cd-rw on same ide bus

[Matthew Carpenter]

The only other thing to remember is that some older BIOS will boot from CDROM but ONLY if the CD drive is on the primary bus.. :(

begin  Tom Wilson <wtw at fuse.net>
(Thu, 19 Dec 2002 21:23:19 -0500)

> Hi all,
> 
> I know this has been a problem in the past but I was wondering if it 
> still is or not.  Having the dvd/cd-rom and the cd-rw being a master 
> and slave on the secondary bus? 
> 
> TIA,
> 
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> Tom Wilson
> Reg. Linux User #199331
> "Weaseling out of stuff is what separates us from the rest of the 
> animals.....except the weasels."
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