Re: DE and hot-swap disk caddies

Pavel Machek
2002-03-27T20:49:49Z

Hi!

> > > > Linux doesn't support IDE hot swap at the drive level. Its basically
> > > > waiting people to want it enough to either fund it or go write the code
> > > >
> > >
> > > What needs to be done? How extensive is the surgery needed?
> >
>
> IDE isn't really meant to allow hot swap but it can be done.
>
> As Jeremy says, electrically it is difficult to do it with a
> master+slave on one cable because you really must power down
> the interface (cable) and that would mean downing both devices.

But that's not a problem most times, right? Downing device on same
channel for 10 second it takes to plug it in should not be a problem.
Pavel
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