Re: how to make hda become hdb?

To: Debian User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: how to make hda become hdb?
From: Bob Nielsen <nielsen@oz.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 23:13:13 -0800
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On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 04:56:33PM +1100, Nick Hastings wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> * levi.waldron@utoronto.ca <levi.waldron@utoronto.ca> [021129 16:53]:
> > 
> > I have debian installed on /dev/hda, how can I switch this hard drive to
> > become /dev/hdb?
> 
>    I'm anything but a hardware expert, but I suspect you need to
> switch the ide cables on each disk.
> 

Both hda and hdb use the same IDE interface and cable, but the
master/slave jumper is set differently:

     IDE interface
Primary         Secondary
Master  Slave   Master  Slave
hda     hdb     hdc     hdd

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