hdd hotswapping

v2lk · 06-16-2003, 01:59 PM

i wanna connect a drive on-the-fly.
i do
"hdparm -R /dev/hdd", i get "expected hwif_ctrl"
i do
"hdparm -x 1 /dev/hdd", i get "/dev/hdd: No such device or address"

wtf?

nxny · 06-16-2003, 02:30 PM

AFAIK, with regular IDE controllers, for the kernel to recognize an new disk, there is no way other than to reboot. Do you have a hot-swappable RAID controller or the like to start with?

v2lk · 06-16-2003, 03:09 PM

its the most cheapest and lousyest combination of regular ide drive/controller

but what i know is that winXP can pull it workin' on the fly.

michaelk · 06-16-2003, 06:52 PM

You might damage your hard drive or the IDE controller.

nxny · 06-17-2003, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by v2lk
its the most cheapest and lousyest combination of regular ide drive/controller

but what i know is that winXP can pull it workin' on the fly.

I'm not sure if Linux supports hotplugging IDE devices yet, but as far as I know, it won't.

If the hardware doesn't support it, the device state will be lost when you pull it and plug it back on which may damage the disk and/or your controller.