Re: How to enable a SCSI CD-ROM ?

2011-09-15 Thread Guillem Jover
On Thu, 2011-09-15 at 19:24:47 +0200, Thomas Schwinge wrote: > On Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:48:17 +0200, "Thomas Schmitt" > wrote: > > > For example, you could boot a GNU/Linux system, and figure out which SCSI > > > devices exactly are provided. > > > > I did. RIPLinux-9.3-non-X.iso as emulated IDE C

Re: How to enable a SCSI CD-ROM ?

2011-09-15 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Thomas Schwinge wrote > I was thinking about dmesg messages for SCSI; which device driver(s) does > the Linux kernel use (dmesg) Thanks to Svante Signell for reproducing my troubles. > 00:04.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c895a I see in the dmesg of RIP Linux Adap

Re: How to enable a SCSI CD-ROM ?

2011-09-15 Thread Thomas Schwinge
Hi! On Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:05:16 +0200, Svante Signell wrote: > On Thu, 2011-09-15 at 17:59 +0200, Thomas Schwinge wrote: > > On Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:17:58 +0200, "Thomas Schmitt" > > wrote: > > > Thomas Schwinge: > > > But: > > > # dd if=/dev/sr0 count=1 bs=2048 skip=16 | strings > > > dd:

Re: How to enable a SCSI CD-ROM ?

2011-09-15 Thread Svante Signell
On Thu, 2011-09-15 at 19:24 +0200, Thomas Schwinge wrote: > Hi! > > On Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:48:17 +0200, "Thomas Schmitt" > wrote: > > > For example, you could boot a GNU/Linux system, and figure out which SCSI > > > devices exactly are provided. > > > > I did. RIPLinux-9.3-non-X.iso as emulated

Re: How to enable a SCSI CD-ROM ?

2011-09-15 Thread Svante Signell
On Thu, 2011-09-15 at 18:48 +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > > For example, you could boot a GNU/Linux system, and figure out which SCSI > > devices exactly are provided. > > I did. RIPLinux-9.3-non-X.iso as emulated IDE CD-ROM boots with > 64 bit kernel. An additionally emulated SCSI CD-RO

Re: How to enable a SCSI CD-ROM ?

2011-09-15 Thread Thomas Schwinge
Hi! On Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:48:17 +0200, "Thomas Schmitt" wrote: > > For example, you could boot a GNU/Linux system, and figure out which SCSI > > devices exactly are provided. > > I did. RIPLinux-9.3-non-X.iso as emulated IDE CD-ROM boots with > 64 bit kernel. An additionally emulated SCSI CD-RO

Re: How to enable a SCSI CD-ROM ?

2011-09-15 Thread Svante Signell
On Thu, 2011-09-15 at 17:59 +0200, Thomas Schwinge wrote: > Hi! > > On Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:17:58 +0200, "Thomas Schmitt" > wrote: > > Thomas Schwinge: > > But: > > # dd if=/dev/sr0 count=1 bs=2048 skip=16 | strings > > dd: opening `/dev/sr0': No such device or address > > > # devprobe sr0

Re: How to enable a SCSI CD-ROM ?

2011-09-15 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, > For example, you could boot a GNU/Linux system, and figure out which SCSI > devices exactly are provided. I did. RIPLinux-9.3-non-X.iso as emulated IDE CD-ROM boots with 64 bit kernel. An additionally emulated SCSI CD-ROM -drive file=/dvdbuffer/netinst.iso,if=scsi,bus=4,unit=0,media=cdrom

Re: How to enable a SCSI CD-ROM ?

2011-09-15 Thread Thomas Schwinge
Hi! On Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:17:58 +0200, "Thomas Schmitt" wrote: > Thomas Schwinge: > But: > # dd if=/dev/sr0 count=1 bs=2048 skip=16 | strings > dd: opening `/dev/sr0': No such device or address > # devprobe sr0 || echo no > no > But i see in /var/log/dmesg > [...] > Failed initiali

Re: How to enable a SCSI CD-ROM ?

2011-09-15 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Thomas Schwinge: > Unfortunately, i have not yet found the time to read the messages in your > other thread. So, I hope I'm answering the correct questions here, being > a bit out of context. This new thread is about the newbie user problem to set up what i want to test on the long term. I a

Re: How to enable a SCSI CD-ROM ?

2011-09-15 Thread Thomas Schwinge
Hi! Unfortunately, i have not yet found the time to read the messages in your other thread. So, I hope I'm answering the correct questions here, being a bit out of context. On Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:35:07 +0200, "Thomas Schmitt" wrote: > can anybody remember to have used a SCSI CD-ROM with Hurd ?

How to enable a SCSI CD-ROM ?

2011-09-15 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, can anybody remember to have used a SCSI CD-ROM with Hurd ? I tried to get access to a virtual one created with kvm: -drive file=/dvdbuffer/netinst.iso,if=scsi,bus=4,unit=0,media=cdrom but after booting Hurd, there is no /dev/sr0. gnumach/linux/src/include/linux/major.h has #define SCSI_

Re: Interface for SCSI transactions ?

2011-09-15 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, me: > > routine device_transact_native( Samuel Thibault: > Why "native"? Because the transactions are of a genuine kind that is specified only for particular device types. I dug deeper in the existing code. It seems that my desired transaction applies only to these storage device types: -