| 1 | |
| 2 | IDE warm-plug HOWTO |
| 3 | =================== |
| 4 | |
| 5 | To warm-plug devices on a port 'idex': |
| 6 | |
| 7 | # echo -n "1" > /sys/class/ide_port/idex/delete_devices |
| 8 | |
| 9 | unplug old device(s) and plug new device(s) |
| 10 | |
| 11 | # echo -n "1" > /sys/class/ide_port/idex/scan |
| 12 | |
| 13 | done |
| 14 | |
| 15 | NOTE: please make sure that partitions are unmounted and that there are |
| 16 | no other active references to devices before doing "delete_devices" step, |
| 17 | also do not attempt "scan" step on devices currently in use -- otherwise |
| 18 | results may be unpredictable and lead to data loss if you're unlucky |