Re: Is it possible to assign SCSI device names?

Jukka Tainio (jtainio@ratol.fi)
Fri, 21 Aug 1998 14:26:35 +0300 ( )


On Fri, 21 Aug 1998 getrpml@terrorist.math.ntu.edu.tw wrote:

> Ladies and Gentlemen:
> * Since only the A channel on the AHA-3985 has an external 50
> pin connector, I have to connect my MO to the A channel.
>
> * Since I want to split up my hard drives between the channels
> AND the kernel always scan the A channel before the B and C
> channels, the MO appears as /dev/sdb when it is in use, and
> pushes my next hard drives into /dev/sdc and /dev/sdd. But
> When the MO is not there, the hard drives become sdb/sdc.
>
> * Is there some way I could rearrange the names of devices?
> I feel particularly compelled because I want to experiment
> with soft RAID devices.
>
> * Rest of my stuff: dual PPro 200, SuperMicro P6DNE, 192MB,
> cheap SB16 clone sound, cheap generic NE2000 ISA NIC.

Is it not possible in SCSI BIOS of AHA-3985 to change the channel, which
is connected to external scsi -connector? (In AHA-2740T it is possible)

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