On Dec 9, 2007 10:57 AM, Philipp Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:46:30 -0500, Fred A. Miller wrote: > > >Someone else here said that Linux doesn't handle plug and play ESATA nor > >SATA yet, and that is quite right. It's obviously an area that needs to > >be addressed SOON as more and more new boxen are being produced with > >ESATA connections. > > Oh come on Fred! It's far less serious then you make it to be. > > >You have to restart the system with power to the external hard drive and > >the ESATA port connected for it to work. > > No! You just need to initiate a rescan which, AFAIK, you can do without > a reboot. > > >Once you disconnect the drive, you'll get a "smart" error telling you that > >the drive is about to fail......annoying but that's about it. > > Yes, because you also have to initiate a bus rescan for the system to > notice that the drive has gone. > > Philipp
Auto rescan is supposed to happen now for many drivers. To check your hardware's support, see http://linux-ata.org/driver-status.html#matrix (this is actually 6-9 months old) And to manually rescan: echo - - - > /sys/class/scsi_host/hostX/scan Remember, sata drives are handled by the scsi subystem, so you're actually invoking a scsi rescan. Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
