From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Sep 7 15:04:21 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id PAA13394 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 7 Sep 1997 15:04:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from micron.efn.org (d198-232.uoregon.edu [128.223.198.232]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id PAA13388 for ; Sun, 7 Sep 1997 15:04:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from mini@localhost) by micron.efn.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA06111; Sun, 7 Sep 1997 15:04:07 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <19970907150406.08100@micron.efn.org> Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 15:04:06 -0700 From: Jonathan Mini To: Ben Black Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: evil disk drives. Reply-To: Jonathan Mini References: <19970907143644.18865@micron.efn.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.76e In-Reply-To: ; from Ben Black on Sun, Sep 07, 1997 at 06:09:33PM -0400 X-files: The Truth is Out There. Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Ben Black stands accused of saying : > perhaps i am just confused, but i thought only drives specifically listed > with wd? lines were actually probed. I tried removing wd1 from the line below wdc1 -- the compile had syntax errors. appears that is fills out a static struct that wdc want to be full. It was a 2.2.1-R box I tried it on, perhaps I should try the change on a -current box. > > On Sun, 7 Sep 1997, Jonathan Mini wrote: > > > I have a hardcard in my crash machine that does not like having the "second > > unit" on it's IDE interface probed. When this happens, it puts the card in a > > messed state. As a result of this, it takes my machine a "little longer" to > > boot that would be expected. > > I was wondering if anybody would be interested in patches to allow the wdc > > code to not probe various units on thier system? I plan on writing a quick hack > > for myself, but if anybody shows interest, I would be willing to make a much > > nicer patch. (Or is there such an option in place that I have missed?) > > > > -- > > Jonathan Mini (j_mini@efn.org) Ingenious Productions > > Software Development P.O. Box 5693 > > Eugene, Or 97405 > > -- Jonathan Mini (j_mini@efn.org) Ingenious Productions Software Development P.O. Box 5693 Eugene, Or 97405