Optical Drive Support BETA
Pre-release
This is a BETA release of optical drive image support for BlueSCSI, based on Troy's Optical Branch. This branch has a PR open for merging into upstream BlueSCSI.
Optical drive images are usually given the file extensions .iso, .img, and .toast. These file extensions are not required for their functionality when used with BlueSCSI, and any raw optical data format could work. Try it out and let us know. :)
Where to send Feedback
Please report both failures and success in using this BETA release in the GitHub Discussion Here.
Usage
File naming is almost the same as for hard drive images. Simply replace HD at the front of your filename with CD, e.g:
CD10_2048_OS8.iso SCSI ID 1, LUN 0, sector size 2048 (normal for CD images)
Image Bootability
Not all images of boot discs have the proper bits set to allow Macs to boot from them. Known-bootable images are posted here: https://github.com/erichelgeson/BlueSCSI/wiki/CD-Image-Support
Known Issues
Trying to eject a CD image currently does nothing, but there are interesting possibilities around CD changing.
Images which have the "read only" attribute set are skipped (apparently some CD images have this bit set).
Flashing The Firmware
See the instructions here on how to install the firmware via USB. These firmware versions are compatible with all currently-existing versions of F4 and F4Lite BlueSCSI, including the XCVR styles. Please flash the appropriate firmware to your device, based on the tag at the end of the firmware file name.