[QCLUG] SCSI issue

[Jim Hall]

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On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Dan Schlichting <dan@cpugeek.org> wrote:

> If you turn off or unplug a scsi device you need to reboot to make it work.
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> Just about every operating system I have seen.
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> It initializes when it is powered on.
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> Dan
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> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Jim Hall <volunteer.jim@gmail.com>wrote:
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>> Debian Etch
>>
>> I have a scanner attached to an Adaptec card. Only use scanner on average
>> twice a month for about 15 minutes, off and disconnedted from the card the
>> rest of the time.  Most of the time after connecting the scanner back to the
>> card and powering it up  I have to reboot for the card to be recognised
>> again. I've searched the repositories with every term I can think of. Tools
>> for working with the bus - yes. Working with the card - no. All I really
>> want to do is be able to restart the card similar to start/stop the NIC.
>> Command line, something.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Jim
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Are you talking about the card? The card initializes at boot. OK, fine. Or
are you saying that unpluging the device (scanner) kills the bus? If so,
then how do hotplug SCSI drives work? I found lots of tools for that.

Jim

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