From: Gabriel C <nix.or.die@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Someone ( bsg merge ? ) broke {sd,hd}parm on current git Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:44:38 +0200 > Gabriel C wrote: > > Hello, > > > > sdparm and hdparm are broken for me on git ( > > abce891a10559343d8ac9f79b46d78afdba63a40 ) > > > > > > ~$ sudo hdparm /dev/sdc > > > > /dev/sdc: > > BLKROGET failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device > > BLKRAGET failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device > > BLKGETSIZE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device > > > > > > ~$ sudo sdparm --all /dev/sdc > > unable to access /dev/sdc, ATA disk? > > > > > > Well it is bsg , setting BLK_DEV_BSG=n fixed all this errors. Can you check the major number of your /dev/sdc? I've seen that /dev/sd* is linked to bsg devices somehow. > Maybe a bit off topic but it depends on EXPERIMENTAL so why the the menu > is not telling this ? and why the default is 'y' for it ? > > IMO everything depends on EXPERIMENTAL should > > 1) Tell it is EXPERIMENTAL ( visible to the user in menu ) " Foo New > stuff ( EXPERIMENTAL ) " > 2) Should not default to 'y' , is up to the users/admins to set > EXPERIMENTAL things to Y/M , isn't it ? > > > ( PS: there are even defconfigs with EXPERIMENTAL things set to y but > this is really off topic ) I'll fix it, thanks. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html