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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert)
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Subject: Re: Danamically attach an SCSI device?
To: dufault@hda.com (Peter Dufault)
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 95 9:23:27 MST
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> >       Is it   possible to attach/deattach   a SCSI device (e.g.  a tape/dat
> >    drive) dynamically, i.e. without rebooting, to FreeBSD? If yes, how?
> 
> Yes:
> 
> With 2.0-current, 2.0R and 1.1.5 you use the "scsi" program and reprobe.
> "scsi" is missing on 2.0-current and 2.0R; I no longer have 1.1.5 so
> you'll have to dig it up.

Sheesh.  Blink for a minute...

Please ignore my previous posting (I still worry that Adaptec might not
see devices not powered on at reset/boot time without another reset,
though).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@cs.weber.edu
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or previous employers.