[buug] IDE drive recognition

[f.johan.beisser]

On Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Jon McClintock wrote:

> Nope. In Linux, the controller itself doesn't get a device node, just
> the drives. Drive devices have the following scheme:
>
> / dev / ('hd' or 'sd') ( letter indicating drive ) ( partition number )
>
> 'hd' is for IDE devices (Hard drives and most CD-ROMs), 'sd' is for SCSI
> disk devices.

ok, i'm just used to the BSD and solaris naming methods.

> To figure what goes where, check the kernel boot log, as Aaron suggests.
> It'll tell you what drive has which device, with messages like:
>
> 	hda: HITACHI_DK23EA-30, ATA DISK drive
> 	hdc: Compaq DVD-ROM DV28EB, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive

even under BSD, do the same thing. find the reference for the drive first.

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