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SubjectRe: autoload scsi1 on access of /dev/sdc1
Last time I checked, doing 

alias scsi_hostadaptor aic7xxx

would do the trick. If your primary controller is also a module, then you
need to do:

alias scsi_hostadaptor aic7xxx
pre-install aic7xxx modprobe first_module_name

Matt

On Sun, Aug 20, 2000 at 02:47:45PM -0700, Stephen Williams wrote:
>
> I have a puzzle. I have a PD drive that I have attached to a second
> SCSI controller (AHA2930) and I configured the aic7xxx driver as a
> module. The disk in question appears as /dev/sdc.
>
> I set up an alias for scsi1, so "modprobe scsi1" does the right thing
> for me. However, what I would really like is for any attempt to mount
> /dev/sdc1 to autoload the aic7xxx module. After all, I only need it
> overnight, when dumps happen.
>
> The sd driver is *not* a module, and my main hard drives are on the
> Intraserver card, which is also not a module. It is just the aic7xxx
> module that I only need periodically, and I would like to only load
> when I need the third disk.
>
> This may not be possible, but hints are welcome.
>
> Linux/alpha 2.2.14
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