[ros-kernel] VMware CD-ROM drives not detected anymore

Ge van Geldorp gvg at reactos.com
Wed Sep 8 00:17:07 CEST 2004


> From: navaraf at cvs.reactos.com
> 
> Modified files:
> 	reactos/drivers/storage/atapi/: atapi.c 
> 
> Log message:
> 	Issue soft reset command for identification and not 
> ATAPI reset command which works only for packet based devices 
> like CD-ROM drives and it's use on ATA devices is prohibited 
> by the standard. If an ATAPI device is detected then and only 
> then issue the ATAPI reset command. Also fix the addresses in 
> AtapiClaimHwResources. This might fix bug #406.

It seems this change breaks detection of CD-ROM drives on VMware. With
the change applied the virtual CD-ROM drives are not detected, by
reverting to version 1.48 of atapi.c they are detected again.

Gé van Geldorp.




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