Re: device names

[Mark Allums <mark@allums.com>]

ChadDavis wrote:
> After a new lenny installation on a new motherboard, my PATA drive came 
> up as 'sdb'.  I expected hda.  I don't really care, but it does lead me 
> to wonder how these names get doled out by the system.  Can someone 
> explain, or refer me to a good explanation, of how hardware is 
> discovered and named.


This is a good question, and I second the question.  I installed kubuntu 
on a VMware Workstation VM, and even though VMware was emulating an IDE 
disk, during installation, the "hard disk" was named 'sda'.

Now, I know that VMware is different from bare metal, and kubuntu is 
different from Debian, but the question remains.

I assume it has to do with kernel modules and hardware detection and 
other esoterica, but a good, concise explanation would be welcomed.

Thanks,


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Mark Allums