Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751082AbWBJEtl (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Feb 2006 23:49:41 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751083AbWBJEtl (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Feb 2006 23:49:41 -0500 Received: from 63.15.233.220.exetel.com.au ([220.233.15.63]:16361 "EHLO sydlxfw01.samad.com.au") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751082AbWBJEtk (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Feb 2006 23:49:40 -0500 Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:49:13 +1100 To: Joerg Schilling Cc: jim@why.dont.jablowme.net, peter.read@gmail.com, matthias.andree@gmx.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) Message-ID: <20060210044913.GG26235@samad.com.au> Mail-Followup-To: Joerg Schilling , jim@why.dont.jablowme.net, peter.read@gmail.com, matthias.andree@gmx.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <73d8d0290602060706o75f04c1cx@mail.gmail.com> <43E7680E.2000506@gmx.de> <20060206205437.GA12270@voodoo> <43E89B56.nailA792EWNLG@burner> <20060207183712.GC5341@voodoo> <43E9F1CD.nail2BR11FL52@burner> <20060208162828.GA17534@voodoo> <43EA1D26.nail40E11SL53@burner> <20060208165330.GB17534@voodoo> <43EB0DEB.nail52A1LVGUO@burner> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="QWpDgw58+k1mSFBj" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <43EB0DEB.nail52A1LVGUO@burner> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 From: Alexander Samad Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2861 Lines: 88 --QWpDgw58+k1mSFBj Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 10:39:55AM +0100, Joerg Schilling wrote: > "Jim Crilly" wrote: >=20 > > > You just verify that you don't listen... > > =20 > > Yes, I have been listening and I haven't seen you list one reason why > > cdrecord absolutely has to use SCSI IDs when fsck can get away with usi= ng > > /dev/blah just fine. >=20 > Are you _really_ missing basic know how to understand that fsck is using = the > block layer of a virtual "block device" emulated by UNIX while libscg is > offering _direct_ acces to _any_ type of device allowing you to send _com= mands_ > understood by the device? >=20 > fsck is just sending abstract instructions to a virtual device and does= =20 > not care about=20 >=20 > Please explain me: >=20 > - how to use /dev/hd* in order to scan an image from a scanner >=20 > - how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a CPU device >=20 > - how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a tape device >=20 > - how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a printer >=20 > - how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a jukebox >=20 > - how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a graphical device Hi=20 I have been following this thread for quite a while, would just like to point out that you are quick pedantic about accuracy. =20 so even though it might be a bit of a pain to create a file called /dev/hd*, I believe with mknod you could assign this name to any device you wanted to or even symlink it to any device so you could use you /dev/hd* the same way as you used /dev/sda etc >=20 > J?rg >=20 > --=20 > EMail:joerg@schily.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de (home) J?rg Schilling D-13353 Be= rlin > js@cs.tu-berlin.de (uni) =20 > schilling@fokus.fraunhofer.de (work) Blog: http://schily.blogs= pot.com/ > URL: http://cdrecord.berlios.de/old/private/ ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/s= chily > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >=20 --QWpDgw58+k1mSFBj Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFD7BtJkZz88chpJ2MRAtxQAKDKI4CTlQOd4P7otnebx2cL9p33bACeMw2H ii1D0v6MyKKn7+JPcHiohv0= =fKOM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --QWpDgw58+k1mSFBj-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/