[Gllug] Linux on a box with mixed discs

[Andrew Halliwell]

And verily, didst Nix announce to the hordes:
> 
> On Fri, 14 May 2004, Tethys mused:
> > I don't know why people are so intent on building static support for SCSI
> > into the kernel[1]. That's what initrd is for...
> [snip]
> > [1] But then I conceed that I may swap around my SCSI controllers more
> >     than most, and hence don't want to have to recompile my kernel each
> >     time. But still, modular SCSI gives you some nice flexibility anyway.
> 
> Er, what would I need that `flexibility' for? If I turn off SCSI on my
> machines, things like /usr and half their swap vanish.
> 
> `Swapping around' SCSI controllers is, well, not very common in my
> experience! :)

Ah, but USBstorage devices usually appear as SCSI... So, in theory, if you
use a CFreader or certain digital cameras or mp3 players... You will be
swapping your SCSI devices around a lot.

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