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Re: how to make hda become hdb?



On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 12:37:18AM -0600, Shyamal Prasad wrote:
>     "levi" == levi waldron <levi.waldron@utoronto.ca> writes:
> 
>     levi> I have debian installed on /dev/hda, how can I switch this
>     levi> hard drive to become /dev/hdb?
> 
> You have to swap the cables out, or set the DIP switches on the
> drives. Franky, I can't remember the details, but the /dev/hdx
> settings are hardware settings. I have heard of BIOSes that might
> allow this via firmware.

I'm fairly sure that BIOS tricks won't work under Linux, since it
completely ignores your BIOS once booted.

-rob

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