Warty installer does not create SCSI device

[Tommy Trussell]

Before I go to the trouble to cause any more disruption here I want to
ask about SCSI... is it just too exotic to even be handled by Ubuntu?
I was surprised that Ubuntu did NOT set up any of the sg (SCSI)
devices in /dev... then I discovered the new Debian installer didn't
either (though an "old fashioned" Debian Woody install DOES). The
Ubuntu live CD does, and (of course) Knoppix does, too.

I have this old PC (Compaq Deskpro 4000 Pentium 200MMX) with an
Adaptec SCSI card added. I use it with a scanner and CD-R burner that
used to be attached to an old Mac. The PC (and a predecessor) has been
a replacement copier - scanner - file server that I used to use the
Mac for, I have used it this way for several years. (First using
RedHat then Debian.) I had to replace a hard drive last month so I've
been trying new distros and that's how I stumbled onto Ubuntu.

As I was installing again a couple of days ago my old Agfa SnapScan
scanner began to fill the office with smoke so I moved it out and
plugged in an Apple ColorOneScanner 600/27 scanner. I puzzled through
/dev/MAKEDEV and I can make devices so sane can see the scanner and
cdrecord can see the CD recorder. HOWEVER unfortunately the sane
driver author never tested that particular Apple scanner so he didn't
know it doesn't work correctly (like the Agfa scanner did).

So now, here I am older and wiser but maybe it's time to ditch the
SCSI stuff... If there's anyone here wanting to set up a SCSI scanner
I can write up a HOWTO but my heart may not be in it...