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Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 08:56:19 -0400
From: Willem Riede <osst@riede.org>
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To: "Anil B. Somayaji" <soma@cs.unm.edu>
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Subject: Re: osst & ide-2.2.19 conflict?
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"Anil B. Somayaji" wrote:
> 
> In the ide.2.2.19.05042001 patch, there is the following bit of code
> in ide-scsi.c, which prevents the ide-scsi driver from allowing access
> to an OnStream DI-30 tape drive.  This is strange, since this same
> drive can be used with the included ide-scsi + osst drivers in the
> stock 2.2.19 kernel.  If you delete this bit, however, ide-scsi
> recognizes the drive, and the osst driver seems to work fine.
> 
> Here's the offending code:
> 
>   #ifndef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE
>    /*
>     * The Onstream DI-30 does not handle clean emulation, yet.
>     */
>    if (strstr(drive->id->model, "OnStream DI-30")) {
>            printk("ide-tape: ide-scsi emulation is not supported for %s.\n", drive->id->model);
>            continue;
>    }
>   #endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE */
> 
> Any reason for this to stay in the ide patch, or is it now obsolete?
> 
It is obsolete, and can safely be removed.

Success. Willem Riede.