Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 22 May 1996 16:30:40 +0100 (BST) | From | Sam Mortimer <> | Subject | Re: pre2.0.5 / sbpcd problems |
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Graham wrote: >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?
Because you haven't configured include/linux/sbpcd.h to correspond to your setup? ie maybe set MAX_DRIVES to 1 if you only have 1 drive.
-Sam.
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