Re: IDE and hot-swap disk caddies

[John Summerfield]

> > > > The device is hot-swap capable and has a switch (others have a key) 
> > > 
> > > true ide hotswap requires a lot more than a caddy w/switch...
> > 
> > I don't understand. Please clarify.
> 
> the controller has to high-z the bus; naturally, all devices 
> on the bus have to either high-z or be turned off.
> 
> > > syslog, of course, is user-space.  the real question is where does 
> > > your (raw, kernel-level) console go.  serial console?
> > 
> > What do I need to do to get them on tty11?
> 
> kernel-level logging can't be configured like that: it logs 
> to physical devices.

What are my options to get to a position I'm sure to see the kernel 
messages as they appear?

> > Can I play games with modules? Perhaps by defining the 5513 driver as a 
> > module and loading it separately for each IDE channel?
> 
> I don't believe so.

What would happen I boot with ide1=noprobe and then load ide.o 
(extracted from a modularised compile)?

On this system, it does not matter if I destroy filesystems while 
testing, though I don't wish to fry any hardware.

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