[ale] SCSI CD-ROM problem

[dboyd at berry.edu (Daniel Boyd)]

Hello ALE,

I'm having a problem setting up a Linux CD-ROM server. Here is 
the hardware config:

Pentium 90, 64Mb RAM with onboard aic7870 controller with 
primary HD and CD-ROM connected.
3 - AHA1740 EISA SCSI HBAs each with a stack of CD-ROMs 
connected.

The problem is that no matter what is connected to the 1740s 
(dealing wih known good equipment) the only CD-ROM drives 
accessible are the one connected to the primary aic7xxx controller 
(dev/scd0)  and the first two (/dev/scd1 & /dev/scd2) on the 
aha1740 devices.  /dev/scd3 and up are "not valid block devices".
Kernel rev is 2.0.35... I've done this before on a 2.0.32 system, has 
something changed in the kernel?  I've deleted and recreated the 
corresponding /dev devices also.  Any clues?

Dan


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