The way (E)IDE devices are assigned are as follows:
Primary controller - Master : /dev/hda
Primary controller - Slave : /dev/hdb
Secondary controller - Master : /dev/hdc
Secondary controller - Slave : /dev/hdd
Note: if one of them is missing, the devices
should NOT be effected. For example, my IDE
CD-ROM drive, normally connected as Master on
the secondary controller (/dev/hdc), has been removed
for repairs. My third hard-disk is on the same
controller, as slave (/dev/hdd). Removing the
CD drive did NOT move the third hard disk from
/dev/hdd to /dev/hdc. This is a Good Thing,
as I don't have to screw around with my system's
configuration for a temporary problem.
Bryan Scaringe
> 1) Problem #1 - How to get Linux to recognize the second drive.
> fdisk does not like hdb or hdc. (There is a message in the
> startup
> stream that looks like hdb is
> pointing to the CD-ROM drive, which is on the original
> controller with the first disk drive)
>
