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