Re: SCSI problem with 2.2.3
Brian Gerst (bgerst@quark.vpplus.com)
Mon, 05 Apr 1999 06:07:53 -0400
Darren Reed wrote:
> Can I "wire down" sdb to be the 9GB HDD in the kernel config or tell linux
> to make the ZIP drive something other than sdb ? (If I can't wired down
> SCSI addresses to specific drive names then I'd suggest someone take that
> on as a project for the future - the BSDs have it, allowing much more
> freedom in adding/removing SCSI devices from a chain). If I need to edit
> some table in a kernel .c file, please point the way.
Try making the Zip's SCSI ID greater than the hd's ID. The devices are
deteced by Linux in order of SCSI ID. Also, if you are looking for
location based device names, try devfs
(http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/kernel-patches.html)
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Brian Gerst
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