On Sun, 27 Sep 1998, Isaac Connor wrote:
>
> Howdy, sorry to bother you all, but:
>
> I know how to do a rescan of the scsi bus, that's been discussed here
> many times before.
>
> I would like to know if the same can be done for ide.
The concept is nice, but application may be limited until the finalized
version of IEEE 1394: Device Bay Solution
http://www.highpoint-tech.com/
HighPoint's Device Bay Solution
The P1394 Tailgate Provides an Interface for Future Interchangeable
Devices
Today's needs to upgrade and customize PCs and related peripherals
(hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives, etc.) have led to a need to develop
technology that makes this process simpler. This new technology is
Device Bay.
Easy Upgradeability and Interchangeability
With Device Bay, users can replace peripherals to faster,
higher-capacity devices with less effort. For example, a 4x CD-ROM
drive can be upgraded to a 32x drive or even a DVD-ROM drive. A user
can also swap between a CD-ROM drive and a DVD-ROM drive saving
precious time away from having to upgrade media. A hard drive can be
upgraded to one with greater capacity. Or the hard drive can be
swapped with another just as easily like any removable media. This
provides endless storage solutions.
Because Device Bay is a hardware-software specification, the devices
are truly plug-and-play with no need to power down the system or
install drivers.
Support for Mobile Computing
The modular method of Device Bay also makes it ideal for mobile
computing solutions. With the limited space on portable computers, the
user can select what peripherals to take easily. Also, with a proposed
caddy system, desktop computers can share devices directly with
portables.
> Reason? Because I'm in the habit of hot swapping ide drives and cdroms,
> and I would like to be able to tell the kernel to look for the new drive,
> so I can use it without rebooting.
>
> Can I do this, and if so, how?
There is "NO-CODE", that I know of in the IDE-Driver that can even attempt
this to date. However, I am game if you want to test-crash your system.
Cheers,
Andre Hedrick
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