SCSI CD burner devices

[Carl Lowenstein]

> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:44:56 -0700
> From: Lan Barnes <lan at falleagle.net>
> To: kplug-list at kernel-panic.org
> Subject: Re: SCSI CD burner devices
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> In-Reply-To: <200409280239.AA17683 at proxima.ucsd.edu.UCSD.EDU>
>
> On Mon, Sep 27, 2004 at 07:39:01PM -0700, Carl Lowenstein wrote:
> > 
> > I think that you can set the Adaptec not to scan all SCSI addresses.
> > This makes bootup faster, but can be rather confusing if you add
> > new hardware and forget to change this.
> > 
> >     carl
> > 
>
> Maybe I should have been clearer. Is this true? And can anyone tell me
> where in the Adaptec ROM I might find it? I don't remember seeing that
> option.

I guess it depends on how new an Adaptec host adapter you have.
Just looked at the AHA-2940U2W and followed the menu:

Configure/View Host Adapter Settings ->
	SCSI Device Configuration ->	   <--here choose per device
		. . .			   <--several other options
		Send Start Unit Command
		Include in BIOS Scan       <--this is what I was thinking of

The older AHA-2940 does not have this.
Device Configuration options ends with
		Send Start Unit Command

In any case, this is not your problem if your controller is not
seeing the devices at all in the  SCSI Disk Utilities menu.

    carl