From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Gene Heskett Subject: Re: Problem with ata layer in 2.6.24 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:53:18 -0500 Message-ID: <200801291253.18586.gene.heskett@gmail.com> References: <200801272122.21823.gene.heskett@gmail.com> <200801291212.03910.gene.heskett@gmail.com> <479F6314.6090906@garzik.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from vms044pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.44]:55839 "EHLO vms044pub.verizon.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751564AbYA2SrQ (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:47:16 -0500 In-reply-to: <479F6314.6090906@garzik.org> Content-disposition: inline Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Jeff Garzik Cc: Florian Attenberger , Linux Kernel Mailing List , Linux IDE mailing list On Tuesday 29 January 2008, Jeff Garzik wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Tuesday 29 January 2008, Jeff Garzik 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. :) >>> >>> I think you mean /dev/scdx not /dev/sdx. Make sure you have the 'sr' >>> driver compiled and load (CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR). >> >> That menu item COULD be moved, I don't have any REAL scsi stuff, so I >> didn't look there. My bad, with help from hiding it like that. :-) >> >>> The bios-for-dev-access thing definitely won't help, and may hurt (by >>> taking over the device you wanted to test). >> >> Ok, if BLK_DEV_SR fails, I'll take that back out. I'm heating the room >> making kernels here. :) > >I can say with 100% certainty that 'sr' is required in order to use your >dvd writer with libata. :) > > Jeff And as usual, you are 100% correct, thanks. And now back to our regularly scheduled testing for 'exception Emask' errors. :) -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Main's Law: For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.