So, I propose, for the sake of argument, that 'pg' will not do
any translation.
> As suggested by Joerg, it would be best to add a method which will allow us
> to disable the layer, at least for access through the /dev/sg driver. The
> last patch implemented the following translation options:
>
> - No translation.
>
> - Enabling the ATAPI->SCSI translation layer just for the
> kernel (sr, sd, etc).
>
> - Enabling the ATAPI->SCSI translation layer for both
> the kernel and for access through /dev/sg.
Given that 'pg' is _not_ intended to be a full emulation of SCSI via
parallel port ATAPI, but rather a generic way of delivering CDBs to
specific devices (that the application almost certainly needs to know
are ATAPI) is there any reason to implement translation at all in pg ?
At this stage I have no idea whether the HP 7100e will work with
PARIDE, so I want to expend the least amount of energy to make something
that people with these drives can test :-(
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