Re: scsi generic devices

becka@sunserver1.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de
Tue, 12 Aug 1997 11:03:21 +0200 (MET DST)

> hmm, I reinstalled V0.5 and doesn'T complain anymore. But can't find
> device, I upgraded my Distr. no the sgf device is alink to /dev/sg4
> but I put it 666. Anyone knows how to create an sgf device ?

crw-r----- 1 root root 21, 0 Oct 3 1996 /dev/sga
crw-r----- 1 root root 21, 1 Oct 3 1996 /dev/sgb
crw-r----- 1 root root 21, 2 Oct 3 1996 /dev/sgc
crw-r----- 1 root root 21, 3 Oct 3 1996 /dev/sgd
crw-r----- 1 root root 21, 4 Oct 3 1996 /dev/sge
crw-r----- 1 root root 21, 5 Oct 3 1996 /dev/sgf
crw-r----- 1 root root 21, 6 Oct 3 1996 /dev/sgg
crw-r----- 1 root root 21, 7 Oct 3 1996 /dev/sgh

however you will have to check which of these devices to take.
For my scanner which is standalone on its bus, it is /dev/sda.
In other cases count the devices in order of their SCSI-ID.
sgf would say that the scanner is the 6th device in the order
of the SCSI-ID.

CU,ANdy

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