Package: sg3-utils (1.24-2)

Utilities for working with generic SCSI devices

This package includes a number of utilities to manipulate the Linux "sg" (version 3) device driver.

This driver is only found in 2.4.x Linux kernels; if you are using 2.2 (or earlier), please install the sg-utils package instead. In the 2.4 series SCSI generic device names (e.g. /dev/sg0) must be used. In the 2.6 series other device names may be used as well (e.g. /dev/sda).

The package includes a number of utilities to allow a user to use the sg interface to find out low-level information about any SCSI device.

It also includes source code for some example programs that demonstrate how to use the scsi generic driver.

Tags: System Administration: Configuration Tool, Hardware Support, Kernel or Modules, Hardware Enablement: Storage, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program, Purpose: Checking, Configuration, Hardware Driver, Data Visualization