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