Problems recognising various CD-ROM drives

Last Updated: 27th November, 1994

Symptoms

Various problems recognizing CD-ROM drives at installation time (e.g. SBCD2 not recognizing drives with unit codes other than zero), possibly other CD-ROM-related problems as well.

Hardware

Any of the following CD-ROM drives: 
   Philips LMS CM205, CM225 (single session)
   Philips LMS CM205, CM225 (multisession)
   Philips CM206, CM226
   Sony CDU-531, 535, 6150, 6201, 6205, 6251, 7201, and
       7205 CD-ROM drives attached to a Sony CDB-240 series (or
       compatible) host adapter.
   Mitsumi CRMC-FX001 (single speed), CRMC-FX001D (double-speed)
   Mitsumi CRMC-LU005, CRMC-LU002
   Tandy CDR-1000 (Mitsumi)
   BSR-6800 (Mitsumi)
   Creative Labs OmniCD
   IBM ISA CD-ROM Drive
   Panasonic CR-521,522,523,562,563

Problem

Problems with Warp GA drivers.

Fix

Obtain an updated driver for your CD-ROM drive. These are currently available from the Talklink OS2BBS and CompuServe, and from ftp.cdrom.com in the /pub/os2/incoming directory. README files for each driver are included showing how to install them and what parameters each accepts.

[ The links currently point to software.watson.ibm.com - jon ]

File names: 

   CDDRVR.ZIP   All fixes contained in one file  1.0  11/22/94   93440
   WLM205.ZIP   Philips LMS205 CD Driver         1.0  11/22/94   22320
   WLM206.ZIP   Philips LMS206 CD Driver         1.0  11/22/94   23680
   WMITFX.ZIP   Mitsumi CD Drivers               1.0  11/22/94   16640
   WSBCD2.ZIP   SoundBlaster CD Driver           1.0  11/22/94   15600
   WSONY5.ZIP   Sony 535 CD Driver               1.0  11/22/94   14720

Notes

None

This page is part of Frank McKenney's Warp Installation Notes, a major contribution to the Warp Pharmacy project.