From: Justin Schoeman <justin@suntiger.ee.up.ac.za>
To: Joe Woodward <woodey@twasystems.fsnet.co.uk>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: removable EIDE disks
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 14:57:33 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3A07FC3D.13663547@suntiger.ee.up.ac.za> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <000001c048ae$6132c340$6904883e@default>
> Joe Woodward wrote:
>
> I am trying to use removable EIDE hard disks on a Red Hat Linux 6.1
> machine, for backup / walknet purposes.
>
> Issuing a BLKRRPART ioctl call immediately after changing the disk
> works, but only if the new disk is no larger than the disk present at
> boot time (smaller and equal capacity disks work OK).
>
> How do I get Linux to recognise that the media in /dev/hdc has
> changed?
>
> Bill Nottingham suggested that I ask you, as he is unsure if this is a
> bug or if there is a technique that I am missing.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Richard Stanton
>
> rich@twasystems.fsnet.co.uk
>
Try using the HDIO_SCAN_HWIF ioctl instead. This is what I have been
using, and it work(ed) just fine. (It seems to result in hard locks on
the newer 2.2.x, where x>14, kernels though).
-justin
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2000-11-07 13:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-11-07 11:12 removable EIDE disks Joe Woodward
2000-11-07 12:29 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-07 12:37 ` Andries Brouwer
2000-11-07 12:57 ` Justin Schoeman [this message]
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