[QCLUG] SCSI issue

[Dan Schlichting]

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That is exactly what I am saying. The hotplug devices are setup with in the
device. for instance a hard drive enclosure that you can remove drives from.
With a scanner you have to have it plugged in when you boot your machine.

I could be wrong but I am pretty certain that is the way it works.

Dan

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Jim Hall <volunteer.jim@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>>
>> Just about every operating system I have seen.
>>
>> It initializes when it is powered on.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Jim Hall <volunteer.jim@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> 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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