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Re: dselect-help!!!!!!!



On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, Kent West wrote:

> 
> I'm not very well-versed with the use of CDs on Linux yet, but I believe it
> would be /dev/hdb1 (b = second controller, 1 = first drive on that controller).

Not quite.

/dev/hda = master drive on primary controller
/dev/hdb = slave drive on primary controller
/dev/hdc = master drive on secondary controller
/dev/hdd = slave drive on secondary controller

What he should use is /dev/hdc.  /dev/hdb1 is the first partition on the
slave drive on the primary controller.

Bob

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