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Subject: Re: Removeable disks on 2.1.5
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J Wunsch writes:

> As Stefan Moeding wrote:
>> 1. The Syquest is attached to the uk-driver. Is anyone working on the
>> driver code? Does the sd-driver support removeable disks?

> Yes, they are supported.  What does your drive claim to be?

Upps. Editing the kernel config file solved the 'problem'.
Sorry to bother.


>> 2. I get kernel error messages 'device offline' when doing a 'mt
>> status' without a tape in the drive. It's a tape drive, so I would
>> say that offline is not exactly an error state. Any comments?

> `offline' is *exactly* that error state.  No cartridge in drive.  No
> status available.

> The errno message passing is insufficient to express all the details
> that SCSI devices used to report.  Thus, the kernel (and syslog)
> message is more explanatory.

I get the point. I think I just reconfigure syslogd to stop printing
everything onto the console then.

Thanks,
Stefan