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JLM AHCICD: new (preliminary) version (Announce)

posted by Japheth , Germany (South), 06.04.2026, 22:07
(edited by Japheth on 07.04.2026, 21:17)

Hello,

JLM AHCICD ( CD ROM driver for AHCI ATAPI devices ) got an update - it does now support "raw mode" reads.

This allows to "play" CDs in DOS with drives that have no (analog?) cable connection between the CD-ROM device and the sound "card". The CPU will read the PCM data and copy it to the sound card's buffer.

For testing, there's a simple CD player added - for (real and emulated) Sound Blaster 16 only. It's a text mode program, one can play either the whole CD or a specific track.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VhC6a_1EBuAFfK940p5jYTyoFBJ06NA1/view?usp=drive_link

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Complete thread:

• JLM AHCICD: new (preliminary) version - Japheth, 06.04.2026, 22:07 (Announce)
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