[6625] in linux-scsi channel archive
RE: configurable hosts.c ordering?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brian Schau)
Tue Jun 8 04:19:38 1999
From: Brian Schau <bsc@fleggaard.dk>
To: "'Barrie Spence'" <barrie@calvin.demon.co.uk>, linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 10:15:14 +0200
Hi Barrie,
Use Richard Gooch's devfs patch. Or, I have a hosts based detection patch
at home. I need to port it from 2.2.3 to 2.2.9 - I can send it to you when
it is updated ... if you're interested ;o)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barrie Spence [mailto:barrie@calvin.demon.co.uk]
> Sent: Monday, June 07, 1999 10:46 PM
> To: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
> Subject: configurable hosts.c ordering?
>
>
> I know that this has probably been asked before, but is there
> any boot-prompt configurable way to modify the hosts.c detection
> order?
>
> My primary adapter is an Initio 9100W and my option for a second
> narrow controller at this point are either Advansys or some flavour
> of NCR/Symbios - both of which are detected before my '9100W.
>
> I don't want to edit hosts.c for every kernel release and I don't
> like modules for components that don't change (and I definitely
> detest maintaining an initrd image).
>
> I hacked around this on my old board when I added the Initio
> as the primary (augmenting the existing AHA1740 and DPT PM2022
> boards) by inserting the extra drivers as modules after boot,
> but I wasn't really happy with it since it did require hacking
> the rc scripts.
>
> Thanks,
> Barrie
>
>
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