From 9507587652f683badbaf5d3204559a2e11e4e639 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schmitt Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:34:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated drive_scsi_dev_family= --- cdrskin/cdrskin.1 | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/cdrskin/cdrskin.1 b/cdrskin/cdrskin.1 index 766fdcc..d0ab250 100644 --- a/cdrskin/cdrskin.1 +++ b/cdrskin/cdrskin.1 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1) -.TH CDRSKIN 1 "March 14, 2007" +.TH CDRSKIN 1 "March 15, 2007" .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage. .\" .\" Some roff macros, for reference: @@ -727,10 +727,12 @@ Wether this leads to senseful behavior depends on operating system and kernel. .TP .BI drive_scsi_dev_family= sr | scd | sg Linux specific: Select a SCSI device file family to be used for drive command -transactions. Normally this is /dev/sgN but on modern kernels it might be -helpful to use drive_scsi_dev_family=sr in order to meet other programs at -a common device file for each drive. On kernel 2.4 this will find no drives. -Device file family /dev/hdX on kernel 2.6 is not affected by this setting. +transactions. Normally this is /dev/sgN on kernel versions < 2.6 and /dev/srN +on kernels >= 2.6 . This option allows to explicitely override that default +in order to meet other programs at a common device file for each drive. +On kernel 2.4 family sr will find no drives. +.br +Device file family /dev/hdX on kernel >= 2.6 is not affected by this setting. .TP .BI \--drive_scsi_exclusive Linux specific: