Re: How do I play Music CD's from IIgs? (Just came from Nathans FAQ)

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

itsme wrote:
> 
> I have a Denon 1X cd Rom drive.  I would like to be able to send Data to
> the drive to make it:
> 
> 1.Play
> 2.Next song
> 3.Previous Soung
> 2.Stop
> 
> Is there a Desk Accessory that will let me do this?  Or some other type of
> program? ....
>

The following info may help.


     To access CD-ROM discs on your GS you need ...

1- RAMFast, Apple, or other SCSI interface card.  The Slot in which the
card is located must be set to "Your Card" (e.g. via the Control Panel).

Note 1: Today, SCSI devices normally expect that a "termination voltage"
will be supplied by the SCSI interface card. RamFAST does this; but,
some other cards do not. If you have such a card and have a hard disk
connected and working, then, there should be no problem-- either the
hard disk is supplying the voltage or the card has been modified.
Otherwise, be sure to obtain information on the needed modification.

Note 2: A version 1.01 ZipGS card needs to be upgraded to work with
RamFAST.


2- External CD-ROM disc drive (like Pioneer DRM-600, NEC MultiSpin,
etc.) which yuor SCSI card supports. For example, according to
imformation supplied by Sequential Systems, the Apple Hi-Speed SCSI card
is known to work with the Apple CD-150, Apple CD-SC+, and Pioneer
DRM-600. The RamFAST is known to work with many drives, including the
Pioneer DRM-600, any NEC or Texel, and any "SCSI Standard" drive. (I
don't have any info about Denon CD-ROM drives.)   

Note 1: Check to be sure that the SCSI device number of your CD-ROM
drive does not conflict with the number for your hard disk, Zip Drive,
etc.. Each device on the SCSI chain should have a different number,
usually in the range 1-6. #6 is usually reserved for the device you wish
to boot, such as a hard disk. (A drive's SCSI number is usually set via
a switch on the back.)  SCSI number does not need to relate to position
on the chain.

Note 2: The last device on the SCSI chain (i.e. the drive which is
physically at the end of the chain) should have its Termination set to
ON and Termination for other SCSI devices shoud be set to OFF. If your
CD-ROM Drive is the only SCSI device, Termination should be ON.
(Actually, a SCSI interface card may be able to handle two devices with
Termination set to ON. However, you are likely to have problems if the
last device on the chain has Termination set OFF.) 


3- A SCSI cable. Common SCSI plug/socket sizes are 50-pin and 25-pin.
Get a cable which matches your CD-ROM drive and the device you plan to
plug into (i.e. a SCSI hard disk, Zip Drive, ..., or your SCSI interface
card).

4- To hear music played from a CD, Stereo headphones, speakers, or hi-fi
cables need to be plugged into the CD ROM drive. Most drives have a
mini-Stereo socket in the front. To fit the socket, the plug for your
headphones, etc. must be a Stereo plug. 

5- A Driver file which matches your interface card. For RamFAST, it is
Ramfast.Driver. For Apple SCSI cards it is SCSI.Manager and
SCSICD.Driver. The Driver file(s) should be in the SYSTEM/DRIVERS/
folder (i.e. the DRIVERS folder in the SYSTEM folder).  To avoid
conflicts, RamFAST users should remove SCSI.Manager, SCSICD.Driver, and
other Apple "SCSI ..." drivers from the SYSTEM/DRIVERS/ folder.

6- In order to play standard Music CD's via your computer, you should
have the following:

     o A Media Driver which matches your CD-ROM drive. For example,
RF.NEC is a driver supplied with RamFAST which works with NEC drives.
The Media Driver should be in the SYSTEM/DRIVERS/MEDIA.CONTROL/ folder.

     o A standard System 6 control panel file (i.e. a "CDEV") named
"MediaControl". MediaControl should be in the SYSTEM/CDEVS/ folder

     o A standard System 6 media control New Desk Accessory file (i.e.
an "NDA") named "MediaControl.DA". MediaControl.DA should be in the
SYSTEM/DESK.ACCS/ folder. 

7- In order to access files on data CD-ROM discs (like DigiSoft
Innovation's Golden Orchard CD), the standard System 6 High Sierra file
system translator file (HS.FST) should be in the SYSTEM/FSTS folder.
This lets you read ISO 9660 format data CD-ROM discs. You should already
have the ProDOS FST (PRO.FST) in the same folder. This lets you read
ProDOS partitions which may be included along with ISO 9660 partitions
on a data CD-ROM disc.


     Once the above items are checked, Shut Down your IIgs. Turn it OFF.
Turn OFF the CD ROM drive. Wait 10-20 seconds. Turn ON the CD ROM Drive.
Wait a few seconds and turn ON your IIgs. Boot System 6.01.

     Your SCSI card manual and/or information supplied by the CD-ROM
drive seller is the best guide for doing any necessary setup chores.  If
a SCSI hard disk or Zip Drive is already connected and working, it's
likely that no special setup will be necessary.

Note: If the CD-ROM drive is the only SCSI device on the chain and you
are using a RamFAST along with a ZipGS accelerator, be sure to run
RAMFAST.SYSTEM after booting in order to change at least one setting.
You want to click [O]ptions and set "TransWarpGS" to "NO". 


Playing a Music CD

     Click on Control Panels in the Apple Menu. Select the Media Ctrl
control panel. I have "1" for Media Channel, "RF.NEC" (the name of the
driver) for Media Device, and "GAME PORT" for Port. After entering your
settings, close the panel. This will save your setup in a file named
"Media.Setup" in the same Media.Control folder which contains your media
control driver.

     From the Apple Menu click on Media Controller to show the CD ROM
player. Click Channel 1, the name of your CD ROM driver sould show in
the player display. Insert a CD. Click Play and adjust the volume on the
drive.



Loading Data, Games, etc. from a Data CD

     Startup is the same as described above. It seems to be a good idea
to have a data CD in the drive before turning ON the computer. Some
drive + card combinations may not go on-line if no CD is present by the
time you turn ON the computer. You can experiment to see what works for
your particular system.


Rubywand