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From: Erik Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org>
To: Andre Hedrick <andre@linux-ide.org>
Cc: Jos Hulzink <josh@stack.nl>, jw schultz <jw@pegasys.ws>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: DE and hot-swap disk caddies
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 17:17:09 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020328001709.GA16582@codepoet.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020327235029.P78593-100000@snail.stack.nl> <Pine.LNX.4.10.10203271553520.6006-100000@master.linux-ide.org>

On Wed Mar 27, 2002 at 03:57:48PM -0800, Andre Hedrick wrote:
> > If you really want to build in IDE hot swap support, I demand it comes
> > with a warning: Enabling this option will probably destroy your harddisks
> > and your chipset. Feel free to continue, but don't blame us.
> 
> FYI, there was almost a witch hunt when I went into T13 with a SCA4ATA
> proposal.  You understand the issue and I am glad it was you and not me to
> have to bang this drum.  Thanks.

Ok.  How about my laptop?  I have an ATAPI zip drive I can plug
in instead of a second battery.  It is the only device on the
second IDE bus (hdc).  In windows there is a little hotplug
utility thing one runs before unplugging the zip drive.  In Linux
I currently have to reboot if I want the ide-floppy driver to see
the device...  I'm willing to bet that Dell has done mysterious
stuff to make the electrical part work.  It would sure be nice if
I could ask the ide driver to kindly re-scan for /dev/hdc now.

Is whatever windows is doing when I hotplug my zip drive somehow
unsafe, such that supporting the same functionality on Linux is
somehow a Bad Thing(tm)?

 -Erik

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Erik B. Andersen             http://codepoet-consulting.com/
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  reply	other threads:[~2002-03-28  0:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 51+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-03-25  9:32 IDE and hot-swap disk caddies John Summerfield
2002-03-25 15:56 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-25 19:34   ` Bill Davidsen
2002-03-25 19:55     ` Alan Cox
2002-03-25 20:26       ` Wakko Warner
2002-03-25 21:20         ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-25 22:32           ` Wakko Warner
2002-03-26  0:11             ` Thunder from the hill
2002-03-26 18:52           ` Pavel Machek
2002-03-27 22:38             ` Alan Cox
2002-03-27 22:29               ` Pavel Machek
2002-03-27 22:47                 ` Pedro M. Rodrigues
2002-03-27 23:21                   ` Jos Hulzink
2002-03-28 11:37                   ` Jos Hulzink
2002-03-27 22:51                 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-28  0:01                   ` Itai Nahshon
2002-03-28  0:11                     ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-27 23:53                 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-03-25 23:16   ` John Summerfield
2002-03-26  3:32     ` Mark Lord
2002-03-26  5:28     ` Jeremy Jackson
2002-03-26  8:21       ` DE " jw schultz
2002-03-26 19:01         ` Pavel Machek
2002-03-27 22:34           ` jw schultz
2002-03-27 23:17             ` Jos Hulzink
2002-03-27 23:57               ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-28  0:17                 ` Erik Andersen [this message]
2002-03-28  0:23                   ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-28  0:31                     ` Benjamin LaHaise
2002-03-28  0:40                       ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-28  2:02                         ` IDE " Jeremy Jackson
2002-03-28  9:33                           ` Alan Cox
2002-03-28  9:28                             ` Simon Richter
2002-03-28 16:25                             ` Jeremy Jackson
2002-03-28  9:33                       ` DE " Jos Hulzink
2002-03-28  0:37                   ` Alan Cox
2002-03-28  0:27                     ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-28  4:24                       ` Chuck Campbell
2002-03-28  4:32                         ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-28  8:00                     ` Martin Dalecki
2002-03-28  8:21                       ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-28  9:01                         ` Martin Dalecki
2002-03-28  9:39                       ` Alan Cox
2002-03-28  9:50                         ` Offtopic: " Jos Hulzink
2002-03-28  9:53                           ` Martin Dalecki
2002-03-28 18:31                           ` Herman Oosthuysen
2002-03-28  9:29                   ` Jos Hulzink
2002-03-26 22:53       ` IDE " John Summerfield
2002-03-28 16:46         ` Bill Davidsen
2002-03-28 18:10           ` Mark Lord
2002-03-28 20:59             ` John Summerfield

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