Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Re: SCSI scanning | Date | Tue, 19 Sep 2000 11:25:39 +0200 (MEST) | From | (Rogier Wolff) |
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Jeff Garzik wrote: > Helge Hafting wrote: > > > > Rogier Wolff wrote: > > [...] > > > No, that's not it. They parse /proc/pci or the output of lspci to > > > determine which module to insert. > > > > Faster, and fine for pci-scsi. I believe you still need > > to testload modules for isa-scsi. > > When PCI probing fails, the user is often presented with a list of > possible drivers, and given the option of manually selecting their > driver (including possible autoprobing).
Indeed. If I remember correctly an "autoprobe" for a CDROM device was able to tickle a network card into jamming the ethernet (BNC era). Stuff like that.
Jamming as in: no packet comes through! Imagine that happening every time someone tries to install Linux.
Roger.
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