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From: julian@tfs.com (Julian Elischer)
Subject: Re: new new scsi release beta2 part 1 of 5 (fixed)SKIP
Message-ID: <1992Sep29.000351.8023@tfs.com>
Organization: TRW Financial Systems
References: <1992Sep23.221352.16254@tfs.com> <1992Sep28.130134.36@vtrm01.uucp>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 00:03:51 GMT
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In article <1992Sep28.130134.36@vtrm01.uucp> dcope@vtrm01.uucp writes:
>In article <1992Sep23.221352.16254@tfs.com>, julian@tfs.com (Julian Elischer) writes:
>> This release of the new scsi system has been considerably neatenned up
>> as far as the definitions of scsi arguments go.
>> also supports cdrom.
>>
>
> [ a great scsi driver deleted]
thankyou
>
>> Xsh MAKEDEV sd0 sd1 sd2 st0 st1 cd0
>> X
>
>The problem with the supplied MAKEDEV file is it creates a major number of
>(14). This is also the number of the printer. Did you ever try to print
>to the tape drive.. does'nt work so well.
Well I might say that the problem is that the lpt driver took my table entry.
If you installed the patch to conf.c, then I guess you'll find the lpt driver
on major number 15 or 16 (depending on which version you've installed)
as MY patch will have inserted the entries for sd,st and cd in
locations 13,14,15 of the cdevsw table.
(so lpt will be device 16), (sorry)
We have two different developers both independently
claiming the "next free slot" in the cdevsw table.
We need to get a central place where the numbers can be assigned.
be warned however, I already have another device driver
(for a scsi tape changer robot mechanism) so The next patch
kit for scsi will push your lpt to location 17.
take a look at i386/i386/conf.c
>
>The tape ,which is a Digital tk50 device, works flawlessly.
>
>I can be reached at (vtrm01!dcope@vela.acs.oakland.edu)
>
>Don.
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