linux-kernel - Re: Problem with ata layer in 2.6.24

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Date:	Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:09:14 -0500
From:	Mark Lord <liml@....ca>
To:	Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...il.com>
Cc:	Florian Attenberger <valdyn@...il.com>,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux IDE mailing list <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Problem with ata layer in 2.6.24

Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Tuesday 29 January 2008, Mark Lord wrote:
>> Gene Heskett wrote:
>>> ..
>>> Does anyone know why my dvdwriter isn't being assigned a '/dev/sdx' number
>>> when dmesg says its found ok at ata2.00?  I've turned on an option that
>>> says something about using the bios for device access this build, but I'll
>>> be surprised if that's it. :)
>> ..
>>
>> It should show up as /dev/scd0 or something very similar.
> 
> Tisn't.  Darnit.
..

It requires CONFIG_SCSI, CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD, CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR, in the kernel .config.

The _SR one ("SCSI Reader") is for CD/DVD support.

Cheers

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