From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 2 21:43:01 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFD3616A404 for ; Mon, 2 Apr 2007 21:43:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rdivacky@vlk.vlakno.cz) Received: from vlakno.cz (vlk.vlakno.cz [62.168.28.247]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A2D613C44B for ; Mon, 2 Apr 2007 21:43:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rdivacky@vlk.vlakno.cz) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vlakno.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B92B8BCE48; Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:42:59 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at vlakno.cz Received: from vlakno.cz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (vlk.vlakno.cz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id dxFEns5qsAxW; Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:42:58 +0200 (CEST) Received: from vlk.vlakno.cz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vlakno.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 827E08BCE44; Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:42:58 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from rdivacky@localhost) by vlk.vlakno.cz (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id l32Lgw84050580; Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:42:58 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rdivacky) Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:42:58 +0200 From: Roman Divacky To: Larry Rosenman Message-ID: <20070402214258.GA50571@freebsd.org> References: <02e101c77557$c5a68e60$50f3ab20$@org> <20070402204557.GA49440@freebsd.org> <20070402154835.F9231@thebighonker.lerctr.org> <20070402212855.GA50351@freebsd.org> <20070402164027.I11442@thebighonker.lerctr.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070402164027.I11442@thebighonker.lerctr.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /dev/sga (Linux) SCSI Command Stuff X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:43:01 -0000 On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 04:41:35PM -0500, Larry Rosenman wrote: > On Mon, 2 Apr 2007, Roman Divacky wrote: > > >On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 03:50:23PM -0500, Larry Rosenman wrote: > >>On Mon, 2 Apr 2007, Roman Divacky wrote: > >> > >>>On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 01:50:13PM -0500, Larry Rosenman wrote: > >>>>Greetings, > >>>> I was wondering if any of the developers or hackers had ever > >>>> considered > >>>>making the linux emulation strong enough to run things like Seagate's > >>>>Seatools? > >>>> > >>>> I have a disk that's reporting a bad sector, and Seagate is insisting > >>>>that I run their software to test it. Unfortunately, their software is > >>>>Windows or Linux ONLY. > >>>> > >>>> I'm wondering if there is any chance that we might see enough of the > >>>>emulation to be able to send generic SCSI commands from a linux binary > >>>>on > >>>>a > >>>>FreeBSD box. > >>> > >>>netbsd implements plenty of ioctls we don't... by a chance can you test > >>>on > >>>netbsd? and possibly on solaris as we might ste^borrow from them too :) > >>I don't have access to NetBSD or Solaris boxes with Seagate drives in > >>them. > >> > >>Also, we don't (AFAIK) expose /dev/sga to the linux world through the > >>linux-o-lator so I don't even know if what I want is possible. > > > >hehe.. guess what.. netbsd supports that :) at least partially. so PLEASE > >test the netbsd somehow so we know that the netbsd support is sufficient > The box is 150+ miles away stuffed in a colo. It's also my main DNS / Mail > / > Web server. > > Sorry, but I don't think I can do that, at least with the scsi drive. > > I do have a new box coming that will have Seagate SATA drives, and might be > able to test that..... I am in a good mood so I guess I'll port the stuff from netbsd tomorrow. it looks very easy. I hope you will test :) going to bed now :) roman