[Malvern] How does linux handle IDE channels

[Robin Wilson]

Hi all,

I've been having a few problems with my linux server recently - and have 
come to the conclusion that IDE Channel 0 has failed. The hard drive on it 
is still fine though (I've tested it using knoppix on another computer). I 
have replaced the hard drive in my server - as master on the secondary 
channel (IDE Channel 1) and it boots but gets part way throught the startup 
and stops because it "Can't create the device node for hda2". Is that 
because it is looking for it on IDE channel 0 and can't find it? Do I need 
to configure something so it knows where the hard drive is? Or is that my 
hard drive is actually failing - even though it can be read fine through 
knoppix on my other pc?

Thank you in advance,

Robin