[iyonix-support] Re: Ambiguous disc name
- From: Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:05:57 +0100 (BST)
On Thu 28 Jun, David J. Ruck wrote:
>
> Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > That does not make any sense. There are *no* USB pens that are SCSI based
> > (which means your statement is trivially true, but pointless).
> >
> > Perhaps what you wanted to say is that not all USB pens use one of the
> > standard protocols that the Iyonix understands (though IME if you choose
> > one that does not need a Windows driver you have to be very unlucky to
> > pick one that fails to work on the Iyonix). For technical reasons the OS
> > module that interprets that protocol happens to be the SCSI module, but
> > that does not mean that any USB pen has even the slightest connection
> > with SCSI.
>
> Not strictly true, the mass storage devices that work with the Iyoinx are
> class 08 sub class 06 which uses a SCSI command set over USB, hence why
> SCSIFS is involved in handling the devices. Other sub classes use command
> sets based on those for floppy disc controllers, CDs and tape drives.
AIUI some pens use an ATAPI command set and I don't think they are supported
on the Iyonix.
Also some very early Pens used propietory software and you used to have to
on a PC install the manufacturers software to access it. I don't think
anyone makes such units anymore!
Chris Evans
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