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Date:      Sun, 17 Nov 1996 14:19:01 -0800
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>
To:        Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: mysterious super scsi device....
Message-ID:  <328F8F55.41C67EA6@whistle.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.961116163712.21401A-100000@klemm.gtn.com>

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Andreas Klemm wrote:
> 
> I think MAKEDEV isn't prepared yet, to use the super scsi device.
> 
> The scsi man page says,
> 
>      The -p option can be used against the "super scsi" device /dev/scsi/super
>      to probe all devices with a given SCSI lun on a given SCSI bus.  The bus
>      can be selected with the -b option and the default is 0.  The lun can be
>      selected with the -l option and the default is 0.  See scsi(4) for a de-
>      scription of the "super scsi" device.

you can use it against ANY scsi device
particularly the 'control device' for a scsi device..

the superscsi device really only exists in theory at this stage..
thre is code 
but it requires playing with..


> 
> So it should be possible for me, to re-probe for a tape device
> after reboot, if I forgot to power on the tape.
> 
> But what devices are all needed for this super scsi feature.
> Only /dev/scsi/super ? Which major minor numbers ?
> 
> Thanks for any advice. BTW, this should definitively go into 2.2,
> if MAKEDEV would be fixed ...
> 
>         Andreas ///
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