* Carlos E. R. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-24-07 15:42]: [...] > But... aren't channels the devices connected to the same cable (bus)? Ugh, > just looked it up in the wikipedia and there is no mention of what > "channels" are.
as usual, this came to mind after posting. The moment of greatest revelation :^) This is *probably* correct, your understanding. It has been some time since I spent much time/money on scsi. As I recall it was when scanning required scsi or a proprietary card, I had an HP 4c and paid ~us$800 for a discounted item. > I can see a "reasonable reason" to limit devices to 8 or 16 (limit the > number of cables), but not for the number of partitions inside a device. > For small disks, maybe, but with the size of disks nowdays, 16 partitions > is absurd. agreed. -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
