From: Paolo Ornati <ornati@fastwebnet.it>
To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>,
Linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix dependeces for CONFIG_USB_STORAGE
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:11:38 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200406021411.38514.ornati@fastwebnet.it> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040602115204.GA731@infradead.org>
On Wednesday 02 June 2004 13:52, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 01:52:14PM +0200, Paolo Ornati wrote:
> > So if you want to use USB Mass Storage devices (that use SCSI
> > emulation) you need also SCSI disk support (I have realized it when
> > I've tried to mount one those USB devices, without success).
>
> There's also external usb cdrom enclosures. In which case you only need
> sr.
ok... you are right...
Consequently this help could be a bit more explicit:
config USB_STORAGE
tristate "USB Mass Storage support"
depends on USB
select SCSI
---help---
Say Y here if you want to connect USB mass storage devices to your
computer's USB port. This is the driver you need for USB floppy
drives,
USB hard disks, USB tape drives and USB CD-ROMs, along with
similar devices. This driver may also be used for some cameras and
card readers.
For example we can add something like this:
NOTE that these devices use SCSI emulation, so remember to enable the needed
support in "SCSI Devices" section (for example: enable "SCSI Disk Support"
if you are going to use USB hard drives).
;-)
--
Paolo Ornati
Linux v2.6.6
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-06-02 12:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-06-02 9:16 Paolo Ornati
2004-06-02 10:49 ` Christoph Hellwig
2004-06-02 11:52 ` Paolo Ornati
2004-06-02 11:52 ` Christoph Hellwig
2004-06-02 12:11 ` Paolo Ornati [this message]
2004-06-02 12:00 ` Oliver Neukum
2004-06-02 12:01 ` Arjan van de Ven
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