Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 14:47:02 -0400 From: "Antoine Beaupre (LMC)" <Antoine.Beaupre@ericsson.ca> To: Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org> Cc: "Antoine Beaupre (LMC)" <Antoine.Beaupre@lmc.ericsson.se>, "Steven G. Kargl" <kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: diskcheckd goes nuts on /dev/cd0 Message-ID: <3B4364A6.8070609@lmc.ericsson.se> References: <200107041746.f64HkYk14178@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <3B4359FC.8050803@lmc.ericsson.se> <20010704191740.C97328@strontium.shef.vinosystems.com>
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Ben Smithurst wrote: > Antoine Beaupre (LMC) wrote: > > >>Actually, I think that it should exclude all devices except those >>specified in the config file... As in "check only requested disks"... > > It's perfectly possible to do just that... good to hear that. > phk wanted it to check all > disks by default when I was writing it though, but this seems to be > causing problems for people. :-( Well, not only for people but mostly for hardware. ;) > I think excluding CDs and MDs should solve most of the problems that > have been reported, I think someone already raised the point about memory chips that "look like" IDE disks. These chips have limited r/w lifespan, and should be spared from diskcheck... So that's another problem. > I'm not sure what the situation with zip/jaz type > things is though. Are they included in kern.disks? Anyone? No idea. I could take a look at home when I buy my next power supply. ;) A. -- Antoine Beaupré Jambala TCM team Ericsson Canada inc. mailto:antoine.beaupre@ericsson.ca To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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