From owner-freebsd-scsi Mon Dec 30 21:32:12 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id VAA16103 for freebsd-scsi-outgoing; Mon, 30 Dec 1996 21:32:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from gaia.coppe.ufrj.br (root@cisigw.coppe.ufrj.br [146.164.2.31]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id VAA16098 for ; Mon, 30 Dec 1996 21:32:09 -0800 (PST) Received: (from jonny@localhost) by gaia.coppe.ufrj.br (8.8.3/8.7.3) id DAA04139; Tue, 31 Dec 1996 03:31:58 -0200 (EDT) From: Joao Carlos Mendes Luis Message-Id: <199612310531.DAA04139@gaia.coppe.ufrj.br> Subject: Re: Iomega SCSI Zip Drive To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 03:31:57 -0200 (EDT) Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199612301943.UAA12184@uriah.heep.sax.de> from J Wunsch at "Dec 30, 96 08:43:11 pm" X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL22 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk #define quoting(J Wunsch) // you might nevertheless want to try the `od' driver. It has a much // better understanding of removable media devices. // // I'll append you the patch to teach FreeBSD 2.1.5/2.1.6 (i hope it // works for both) about the ``SCSI type override'' code. This is an IT WORKS !!! Now I can use my ZIP drive without any warning about disk change, disk slices, etc. It's boringly silent. :) Probably should this be default in 2.2. It would help a lot those who don't know how to or can't compile a kernel. Happy new year, J !!! Jonny -- Joao Carlos Mendes Luis jonny@gta.ufrj.br +55 21 290-4698 ( Job ) jonny@cisi.coppe.ufrj.br Network Manager UFRJ/COPPE/CISI Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro