[Dorset] Preventing autodetection of IDE device

2010-03-10 Thread Tim Allen
Hi I've just upgraded a system from Debian Etch to Lenny and am working through the glitches. One that's arisen is that I have an IDE tape drive in the machine (at /dev/hdd), and the new kernel 2.6.26 hangs at boot (ide-tape). I was going to try ide-scsi, but I've learned that that passed

Re: [Dorset] Preventing autodetection of IDE device

2010-03-10 Thread Robert Bronsdon
On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:35:31 -, Tim Allen t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk wrote: I can live without the drive, so would be grateful for adviceon how I can prevent the kernel autodetecting the drive. To walk into the obvious door. Why can't you unplug the drive? Or just disable it in the

Re: [Dorset] Preventing autodetection of IDE device

2010-03-10 Thread Tim Allen
Hi Rob On 10/03/10 09:12, Robert Bronsdon wrote: On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:35:31 -, Tim Allen t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk wrote: I can live without the drive, so would be grateful for adviceon how I can prevent the kernel autodetecting the drive. To walk into the obvious door. Why can't

Re: [Dorset] Preventing autodetection of IDE device

2010-03-10 Thread dandart
Have you tried adding the module name to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist? -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-04-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset List info:

Re: [Dorset] Preventing autodetection of IDE device

2010-03-10 Thread Tim Allen
Hi Ralph On 10/03/10 10:38, Ralph Corderoy wrote: Hi Tim, One that's arisen is that I have an IDE tape drive in the machine (at /dev/hdd), and the new kernel 2.6.26 hangs at boot (ide-tape). I was going to try ide-scsi, but I've learned that that passed into history with 2.6. I can live