Messages in this thread |  | | | From | Itai Nahshon <> | | Subject | Re: IDE and hot-swap disk caddies | | Date | Thu, 28 Mar 2002 02:01:25 +0200 |
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On Thursday 28 March 2002 00:51 am, Alan Cox wrote: > > I have seen USB mass storage devices with ide connector on them, so it > > is certainly possible to translate between scsi and ide. If it makes > > sense from performance standpoint.... I don't know.
I have one of these. The performance that I get is really poor and there are some quirks but it is still useful. I will be _very happy_ when I will be able to use it for system installation/upgrade (which did not happen yet).
> > SCSI->IDE command translation isnt too hard providing you stick to simple > stuff and blindly ignore things like ATAPI, SMART, and all the control > stuff. The moment you get into the complex stuff its deeply unfunny. >
What are the prospects of seeing SCSI and IDE code (and internal programming interface) unified? How much can be unified until performace considerations and code complexity mandates a separation?
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