From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261283AbULZTTX (ORCPT ); Sun, 26 Dec 2004 14:19:23 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261473AbULZTTX (ORCPT ); Sun, 26 Dec 2004 14:19:23 -0500 Received: from dsl-209-183-18-152.tor.primus.ca ([209.183.18.152]:3968 "EHLO node1.opengeometry.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261283AbULZTTV (ORCPT ); Sun, 26 Dec 2004 14:19:21 -0500 Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 14:19:18 -0500 From: William Park To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: usb-storage loads scsi_mod, but not sd_mod (2.6.9) Message-ID: <20041226191918.GA5166@node1.opengeometry.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Dear USB developers, In 2.6.9, 'usb-storage' module depends on 'scsi_mod', but not 'sd_mod'. This means that I have to load 'sd_mod' manually, or put something like alias block-major-8-* sd_mod in /etc/modprobe.conf. Is there reason why 'sd_mod' is not listed as one of dependant modules for 'usb-storage'? Yours truly, -- William Park Open Geometry Consulting, Toronto, Canada Linux solution for data processing.