Re: SCSI????

[Alan Cox]

> I have recently compiled the kernel 2.4.16 in a P2 running red hat 7.2.
> 
> whenever linux boots it trys to load the Scsi modules for the new kernel but 
> it [ fails ], i figure this is because my previous had scsi as module and now 
> it isn't a module but a integrated part of the kernel, so i turned off  the 
> scsi from the service manager. ( don't know if i am right though ).

Did you accidentally copy the initrd= line from the old kernel to the new
in your lilo or grub setup ?

Its a harmless warning anyway.

> second, how do i make sure scsi support is actually running???

cat /proc/scsi/scsi

> third, if scsi is running and if i have the usb mass storage built into the 
> kernel, why doesn't my cd-rw appear listed  as a scsi connected device as it 
> should??

That I don't know. Does it show up on /proc/bus/usb ?