[ltp] ultrabay how recognize it on linux??

[Robert Hajime Lanning]

The machine constantly beeps at you and does not supply power to the
HD adapter unless you realy shutdown and power off.  (tried hybernate)

---- As written by Michael Selway:
> 
> Thanks especially to Thomas and Robert for your comments.
> 
> It seems everybody wants to do different things with their
> ultrabay.  My interest is swapping between the HD adapter and the
> DVD-ROM.  (Can't remember the last time I used a floppy disc.)
> 
> >  I can warm swap floppy, battery and DVD-ROM.  The hardware will not allow
> >  you to do anything other than a cold swap for the HD adapter.
> 
> By "cold swap" do you mean shutting down linux and powering down?
> Any thoughts or experience about whether I can get away with
> hibernating (ie powered down but not rebooted)?
> 
> >  IIRC, the second hard drive is 
> >  a second device on the primary ide interface, unlike the
> >  CD-ROM drive which is attached to the primary ide interface;
> >  therefore it should appear as hdb rather than as hdc.
> 
> No, the CD and the hard disc adapter both show as hdc.
> 
> I think I'll wait for redhat 7.1 which must be imminent now - that
> will take me up to kernel 2.4.  Then I'll try playing with warm
> swapping and see how I fair.
> 
> Michael.
> 
> 
> 
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/* Robert Hajime Lanning                             lanning@lanning.cc
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