Messages in this thread | | | From | Oliver Neukum <> | Subject | Re: usb-storage loads scsi_mod, but not sd_mod (2.6.9) | Date | Sun, 26 Dec 2004 20:55:07 +0100 |
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Am Sonntag, 26. Dezember 2004 20:19 schrieb William Park: > Dear USB developers, > > In 2.6.9, 'usb-storage' module depends on 'scsi_mod', but not 'sd_mod'. > This means that I have to load 'sd_mod' manually, or put something like > alias block-major-8-* sd_mod > in /etc/modprobe.conf. > > Is there reason why 'sd_mod' is not listed as one of dependant modules > for 'usb-storage'?
Yes. You might connect optical and tape drives as well as even other SCSI devices by bridges. We must not assume all storage devices to use sd.
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