usb disks and sticks mapped to scsi devices.

[Ow Mun Heng]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of duncan brown
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 11:40 PM
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> Subject: Re: usb disks and sticks mapped to scsi devices.
> 
> 
> it's a scsi emulation layer to keep things simple, as far as 
> i know.  you'll also notice that ide cd-rw drives are listed 
> as scsi devices.

That has been changed for kernel 2.6. YOu don't need
scsci emulation then. BUt dunno bout usb disks.

> 
> anyone know if firewire drives are the same?  i've never 
> tried them, but i'm guessing it'd be the same setup.
> 
> -d
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Aaron Konstam <akonstam at trinity.edu>
> Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:37:16 -0500
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Subject: usb disks and sticks mapped to scsi devices.
> 
> > If this has been beaten to death I am sorry.
> > 
> > But am I the only one who thinks it is peculiar that usb 
> disks are mounted as
> > scsi devices (or at least as /dev/sdxx)
> > 
> > How and why was this done?
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