Re: Bug#2063: scsi driver sequence unreasonable

1995-12-31 Thread Jeff Noxon
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > > : It doesn't really matter if a 152X gets detected before a high-power > : whiz-bang SCSI-matic 2010 PCI adapter, because you can still put root > : on any SCSI controller you like. > > You are correct, of course, Jeff, but the problem with having a

Re: Bug#2063: scsi driver sequence unreasonable

1995-12-31 Thread Jeff Noxon
> I think the real solution lies elsewhere; I am developing a > configuration tool which will allow us to choose the order of the > devices without editing hosts.c. It may take some time to surface and > you may beat me to it, but that's OK. I'm not sure if that's the right solution either. I t

Re: Bug#2063: scsi driver sequence unreasonable

1995-12-29 Thread Raul Miller
Simon Shapiro: How many people never compile their kernel and why? I generally try and use a debian kernel image until I have a specific reason not to. Then, I generally try to use the debian source until I have a specific reason not to. Then, I generally try to use one of Linus's snap shots

Re: Bug#2063: scsi driver sequence unreasonable

1995-12-29 Thread Simon Shapiro
Hi Bdale, > I'm not going to get upset no matter what Simon decides to do, because I > suspect I'll be building custom kernels for most of my machines no matter > what, but I wanted to make sure that the "silliness" of the current approach > in my eyes got registered someewhere and fed back upstre

Re: Bug#2063: scsi driver sequence unreasonable

1995-12-28 Thread Bdale Garbee
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: : It doesn't really matter if a 152X gets detected before a high-power : whiz-bang SCSI-matic 2010 PCI adapter, because you can still put root : on any SCSI controller you like. You are correct, of course, Jeff, but the problem with having a card like a 1

Re: Bug#2063: scsi driver sequence unreasonable

1995-12-28 Thread Simon Shapiro
Hi Jeff, > IMHO, the fewer changes between Debian's kernels and the upstream > ones, the better... You are right. I introduce almost no changes at all, except as I feel necessary or very beneficial. Even then, I restrict changes to common and available patches. Linus has a focus and a set of g

Re: Bug#2063: scsi driver sequence unreasonable

1995-12-27 Thread Jeff Noxon
IMHO, the fewer changes between Debian's kernels and the upstream ones, the better... > You are right, of course. I changed it in 1.3.47 and the DPT (has > NOTHING to do with the AHA drivers) and the Buslogic are at the top. > What other AHA-compatible do we have that should move? I a mopen for

Re: Bug#2063: scsi driver sequence unreasonable

1995-12-27 Thread Simon Shapiro
> The file drivers/scsi/hosts.c defines the sequence in which different SCSI > controller cards are identified. The AHA152X driver appears early in the list, > which is unreasonable if there is another, smarter, SCSI controller in the > system... since it will result in the 1510/1522/1522/etc card

Bug#2063: scsi driver sequence unreasonable

1995-12-24 Thread Bdale Garbee
Package: source Version: 1.3.43 The file drivers/scsi/hosts.c defines the sequence in which different SCSI controller cards are identified. The AHA152X driver appears early in the list, which is unreasonable if there is another, smarter, SCSI controller in the system... since it will result in th