Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 27 Mar 1998 17:48:06 -0800 (PST) | From | George Bonser <> | Subject | Re: SCSI question |
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The hwtools package includes a GUI called scsi-config that should allow you to manually reconnect the device. If you do not have X you can probably issue the command manually with scsiinfo but be careful and read all the docs first. It might be worth a try.
On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Bryn Paul Arnold Jones wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, Wakko Warner wrote: > > > Does linux support hot swapping of scsi devices w/o having to restart? If > > there is, then how do I get it to redetect devices? I swapped a 2gb drive > > for another 2gb drive while testing. They are exactly the same drive and on > > the same id and linux refused to acknoledge the new disk. > > > > Yes, it dosn't automatically, but you can do it manually. Look at > linux/drivers/scsi/scsi.c for how (line ~2285, and ~2335). Hot pluging > (ie powered up scsi bus) is not withing the spec, and can destroy every > device attached (including the host adapter). > > It's not unknown. The only time it is safe is if you have special hot > plug connectors which isolate the bus from the devices. > > Bryn > - -- > PGP Pub key http://www.gytha.demon.co.uk/pubkey.asc ID: 1024/30AF2D69 > On-line, adj.: FP: FC 4E 41 9E 64 C3 AB 28 A3 5A 57 F8 CC D9 A7 B8 > The idea that a human being should always be accessible to a computer. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: 2.6.3i > Charset: noconv > Comment: Probably (spelt 'Proberbly') requires PGP version 2.6 or later ;) > > iQCVAwUBNRxQZOsaGi8wry1pAQFdhwQAgXpjTUMVxXUzOZ1lpRIClkhruxiaG7st > jAvQncZGDRNLCzv3HDyk24MiYW2wka9sb88wbQtXKc6/LxFskJVxhOXFL04+Kme5 > aGssDaNkzdpkD5I19qQ7RD1NgcDja9YbcgEXu877HTCCvQvALSl5i65E3bi92499 > baqfoPPP3iw= > =kWfN > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > >
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