Re: pre2.0.5 / sbpcd problems

Graham Mitchell (gmitch@woodlea.wintermute.co.uk)
Mon, 20 May 1996 20:26:37 +0000


On 19 May 96 at 13:47, Russ Steffen wrote:

> I don't want sbpcd loaded by kerneld because everytime it loads, it
> reinitializes the drive, which takes between 15 to 25 seconds. The
> delay is so long that some applications (like audio CD players) may
> actually give up before the module has finished loading.
> So that, among other things, has forced me to load sbpcd outside
> of kerneld.

This is a REAL pain..... especially since it is such a large module.
Any idea why it takes so long to initialise?

Graham

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