Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 10:46:14 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Cc: Brian Somers <brian@FreeBSD.ORG>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-etc@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-sbin@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/etc.i386 MAKEDEV src/sbin/scsi scsi.8 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971225104439.18198B-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <199712250839.QAA14682@spinner.netplex.com.au>
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Peter Wemm added a function to SCSI(8) that allows it to quiese (Sp?) the bus I cannot remmeber if it's still there, but I would presume so. julian On Thu, 25 Dec 1997, Peter Wemm wrote: > Brian Somers wrote: > > brian 1997/12/19 06:14:26 PST > > > > Modified files: > > etc/etc.i386 MAKEDEV > > sbin/scsi scsi.8 > > Log: > > The ``super scsi'' device is /dev/scc. > > I'm not sure it's fully functional though ! > > It is, I used it a few weeks back to force a scsi reprobe when I couldn't > reboot the machine. I needed to get it to talk to a tape drive that had > been hot plugged in.... :-O I created an LKM for the drivers since it's > not a normal part of the kernel. I dropped into DDB while doing it to > ensure a quiet scsi bus, crossed all fingers and did it. It actually > worked! :-) I thought it was kinda neat actually. :-) > > I remember Julian showing it to us once when he was over here speaking at > a the local unix user group meeting. > > Cheers, > -Peter > -- > Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Netplex Consulting > > >
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