Re: Problem in detecting RAID device!!

[Veerapuram Varadhan]

> On Tue, Dec 24, 2002 at 11:20:26AM +0530, Veerapuram Varadhan wrote:
>> ped_device_get_next () returns NULL in my case. (RAID).  I am using
>> libparted version 1.4.x.  It works for other SCSI and IDE disks.
>
> Right.
>
>> Please throw some light on this.
>
> 1.4.x isn't very smart about finding devices in /proc/partitions.
> 1.6.x is.
>
> 1.4.x ignores things with numbers on the end (it assumes they are
> partitions).
>
Thanx again for your explanation.

> Why not use 1.6.x?
I havent tried 1.6.x yet, though, will it be compatible with 1.4.x? I
mean, if i compile my code which currently uses 1.4.x in 1.6.x, will it
get compiled or do i need to do any modifications? (since in the /doc/API,
i find some older version functions missing.)

>
> Cheers,
> Andrew

Cheers,
V. Varadhan