Subject: Re: ieee1394 SCSI support?
To: Brian Buhrow <buhrow@lothlorien.nfbcal.org>
From: James Chacon <jchacon@genuity.net>
List: tech-kern
Date: 11/11/2002 14:28:59
Sorry about that. I've been swamped with work again. 

I got as far as making sure everything compiles. Gonna try a boot in the next 
day or so and if that goes ok I'll check in whats there for now so other folks
can take a crack at things.

James

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>	Hello James.  I've been looking at the source-changes mailing list, but
>I haven't seen any changes to the ieee1394 stuff.  I don't know if this
>means the list missed it or you haven't checked it in, but I would like to
>reiterate my interest in this functionality and my willingness to help make
>it work.
>	So, any status you could provide on the check-in process would be greatly
>appreciated.  
>-thanks
>-Brian
>On Nov 1,  5:46pm, James Chacon wrote:
>} Subject: Re: ieee1394 SCSI support?
>} <ducks>
>} 
>} Yes...I need to check in the initial stuff. It'll probe the drive and get
>} back an inquiry but then I had a locking issue I haven't had time to get back
>} to. 
>} 
>} I will check it in this weekend...
>} 
>} James
>} 
>} >
>} >On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 02:58:44PM +0000, Ben Harris wrote:
>} >
>} > > In article <200211010844.AAA10869@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> you write:
>} > > >	Hello folks.  It looks like someone has been working on, but not
>} > > >yet finished, support for SCSI devices via the ieee1394 `firewire`
>} > > >interface.  I'd really like to see this work, and I'd be willing to put
>} > > >some time into making it work.  Is there any similar framework I can use to
>} > > >give myself a template?  
>} > > 
>} > > I suspect the umass driver in sys/dev/usb/umass* is probably the closest
>} > > thing we've currently got to what you want.  The FreeBSD firewire code might
>} > > also be worth a look.
>} >
>} >James Chacon has mostly working 1394 SCSI support ... but he hasn't checked
>} >it in yet -- I guess he's been too busy to finish up the nits?
>} >
>} >-- 
>} >        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
>} >
>} >
>} >
>} >
>} 
>>-- End of excerpt from James Chacon
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