Re: [ANNOUNCE] udev 021 release

[Prakash K. Cheemplavam]

walt wrote:
> Prakash K. Cheemplavam wrote:
>
> > walt wrote:
> >
> > > Prakash K. Cheemplavam wrote:
> > >
> > > > When I insert a zip the /dev for the partition doesn't get created 
> > > > (ie hdd4, fdisk shows it though).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My Zips always show up as /dev/sda4 (scsi disks).
> >
> >
> >
> > Do you have SCSI support compiled in? For me it doesn't (I have no 
> > SCSI support in, as well.) Are you using a USB ZIP? I have a ATAPI 
> > ZIP, so it makes no sense appearing as a SCSI device.
>
>
> Yes, I have SCSI support compiled into the kernel, and SCSI-disk as well.
> If you have SCSI/SCSI-disk support compiled as modules they should be 
> loaded
> automatically.
>
> As far as I know all Zip drives are SCSI devices disguised as parallel/USB/
> IDE devices, but all required SCSI-disk support because that is what they
> really are underneath the disguise.
>
> Try it and see what happens.

Nope, I don't think so, because before udev with the evil devfs 
/dev/hdd4 appeared...

So, unless you have a ATAPI ZIp on your own, I won't bother trying SCSI.

bye,

Prakash
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