[Malvern] How does linux handle IDE channels

[Keith Edmunds]

On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 19:31:45 +0100
Keith Edmunds <keith at midnighthax.com> wrote:

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> title=My Linux system
> root (hd2,1)
> kernel /boot/bzImage root=/dev/hdc2
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> 
> Note that 'hd0' refers to the first disk (/dev/hda typically) and that
> the '1' in (hd0,1) refers to the SECOND partition of that disk because
> grub numbers partitions from zero (so this would typically refer to
> /dev/hda2).

Wow. Even I didn't understand that, and I wrote it. Let's try again:

Note that 'hd2' refers to the first disk on the second controller (/dev/hdc
typically) and that the '1' in (hd2,1) refers to the SECOND partition
of that disk because grub numbers partitions from zero (so this would
typically refer to /dev/hdc2). Sorry about that.

Keith

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