Le Monday 04 June 2007 17:23:49 Atis, vous avez écrit : > On 6/4/07, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote: > > On 06/03/07 22:19, Ms Linuz wrote: > > > I've been googling but haven't found any clue yet. > > > I want to hotplug my ide disk so i can put it on my computer while the > > > computer's running. > > > Then just automatically mount ( or at least detected for mounted > > > manually later ) like usb storage. > > > As a former windows user, I can easlly do it on m$win by plugging the > > > drive then 'scan for harddware changes' > > > on the system control panel. > > > > You can plug a raw drive directly into a running system? I don't > > believe you. As Douglas says, IDE doesn't support hot-swapping. > > Yes, you can. Main danger is from plugging in power, but whenever you > add a switch for power cable - no problem. It's even working under > windows. > > Regards, > Atis Look at hdparm -U (unregister IDE) and hdparm -R (register) But, from the man : -U Un-register an IDE interface. Dangerous. The companion for the -R option. Intended for use with hardware made specifically for hot-swapping (very rare!). Use with knowledge and extreme caution as this can easily hang or damage your system. The hdparm source distribution includes a ´contrib´ directory with some user-donated scripts for hot-swapping on the UltraBay of a ThinkPad 600E. Use at your own risk.
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