Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 14 Jun 1996 14:07:41 -0400 (EDT) | From | DUPRE Christophe <> | Subject | Re: Ideas for v2.1 |
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On 13 Jun 1996, Henning Schmiedehausen wrote:
> So, lets see, how it is currently: > > I have > > /dev/hda -> IDE > /dev/sda -> SCSI ID0 > /dev/sdb -> SCSI ID3 > /dev/sdc -> SCSI ID4 > /dev/sdd -> SCSI ID5 > > Now I remove SCSI ID3. 'drive does not spin underwater error' > > /dev/sda -> SCSI ID0 > /dev/sdb -> SCSI ID4 > /dev/sdc -> SCSI ID5 > > :-( > > Not too different from the scheme you criticized above. But it is > already in there. And IMHO it sucks. :-(
Agreed, but at least in the current scheme if the problem is a SCSI disk, then IDE disk numbering is unaffected. If the problem is a IDE disk, then SCSI disk numbering is unaffected.
What should be done IMHO is a device which described the type, controller nb, drive nb, paritition nb, ala sysV (I think). This way, no confusion possible.
Christophe Dupre Universite de Montreal Internet: duprec@jsp.umontreal.ca Qc, Canada Montreal, Qc, Canada "Nous ne sommes pas libres de ne pas etre libres, nous sommes obliges de l'etre" - Fernando Savater
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