FC1 kernel scsi and usb config question for redhat developers

William Hooper whooperhsd3 at earthlink.net
Mon Jul 12 01:59:24 UTC 2004


Anand Buddhdev said:
> Then I discovered that the linux kernel actually has the ability to scan
> all the LUNs, if the option CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN is set. But I see from 
> the config that this option is NOT set in the default Fedora kernels. I 
> think it's a very useful option to have enabled, since many people are 
> using multi-card readers these days. Is there any specific reason not to 
> enable this by default, or is it just an oversight?

Many SCSI devices don't like the LUN probing.  This has been discussed in the archives.

There is also an option you can pass to the module when you are loading it to let it probe for LUNs, but I don't recall it off the top of my head.  I know I've posted that in the archives, too.

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William Hooper





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