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