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From: Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>
To: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Andre Hedrick <andre@linux-ide.org>,
	Wakko Warner <wakko@animx.eu.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: IDE and hot-swap disk caddies
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 00:53:39 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020328005339.A22155@ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020326185238.A324@toy.ucw.cz> <E16qM41-0006HG-00@the-village.bc.nu> <20020327222900.GO19837@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz>

On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 11:29:00PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> 
> > > > You can paint a goose yellow and call it a duck, but it is still a goose.
> > > > The electrical/electronic interface will kill you!
> > > 
> > > USB mass storage is not SCSI (in some cases), either. [Ouch, and some
> > > usb-storage devices *are* IDE.]
> > > 
> > > So it makes sense to view IDE as very odd SCSI controllers.
> > 
> > IDE is very different. Its like calling NFS Netware. The upper layer
> > behaviour is fairly similar, and both ATAPI and USB mass storage is SCSI
> > alike (note if its not SCSI like its not USB mass storage its something else
> > eg a vendor specific driver).
> 
> I have seen USB mass storage devices with ide connector on them, so it
> is certainly possible to translate between scsi and ide. If it makes
> sense from performance standpoint.... I don't know.

That's between SCSI and ATAPI, which are mostly the same on command
level. ATA (IDE), which is used for harddrives is older, and different.

-- 
Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs

  parent reply	other threads:[~2002-03-27 23:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 53+ 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 [this message]
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
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
     [not found] <Pine.LNX.4.33.0203252353380.25706-100000@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca>
2002-03-26 23:59 ` John Summerfield
     [not found] <Pine.LNX.4.33.0203271134090.28872-100000@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca>
2002-03-31 13:01 ` John Summerfield

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