| IDE warm-plug HOWTO | |
| =================== | |
| To warm-plug devices on a port 'idex': | |
| # echo -n "1" > /sys/class/ide_port/idex/delete_devices | |
| unplug old device(s) and plug new device(s) | |
| # echo -n "1" > /sys/class/ide_port/idex/scan | |
| done | |
| 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 |