[Gllug] Linux on a box with mixed discs
Nix
nix at esperi.org.uk
Sun May 16 12:59:36 UTC 2004
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! :)
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