[iyonix-support] Re: Ambiguous disc name

  • From: Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:43:55 +0200

In message <gemini.jkccnc01gk5wd033s.druck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
          "David J. Ruck" <druck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.

OK, thanks for the correction and apologies to Chris - so, Chris's 
statement did make sense, though it sounded a bit odd because SCSI is 
both a protocol and a connector and I found the thought of a storage 
pen with a huge SCSI connector quite amusing.

Martin
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