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diff --git a/da/partitioning/device-names.xml b/da/partitioning/device-names.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 94206995a..000000000 --- a/da/partitioning/device-names.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,161 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- original version: 18767 untranslated --> - - - <sect1 id="device-names"> - <title>Device Names in Linux</title> -<para> - -Linux disks and partition names may be different from other operating -systems. You need to know the names that Linux uses when you create -and mount partitions. Here's the basic naming scheme: - -</para> -<itemizedlist arch="not-s390"> -<listitem><para> - -The first floppy drive is named <filename>/dev/fd0</filename>. - -</para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - -The second floppy drive is named <filename>/dev/fd1</filename>. - -</para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - -The first SCSI disk (SCSI ID address-wise) is named -<filename>/dev/sda</filename>. - -</para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - -The second SCSI disk (address-wise) is named -<filename>/dev/sdb</filename>, and so on. - -</para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - -The first SCSI CD-ROM is named <filename>/dev/scd0</filename>, also -known as <filename>/dev/sr0</filename>. - -</para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - -The master disk on IDE primary controller is named -<filename>/dev/hda</filename>. - -</para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - -The slave disk on IDE primary controller is named -<filename>/dev/hdb</filename>. - -</para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - -The master and slave disks of the secondary controller can be called -<filename>/dev/hdc</filename> and <filename>/dev/hdd</filename>, -respectively. Newer IDE controllers can actually have two channels, -effectively acting like two controllers. - -<phrase arch="m68k"> -The letters may differ from what shows in the mac program pdisk -(i.e. what shows up as <filename>/dev/hdc</filename> on pdisk may show -up as <filename>/dev/hda</filename> in Debian). -</phrase> - -</para></listitem> - -<listitem arch="x86"><para> - -The first XT disk is named <filename>/dev/xda</filename>. - -</para></listitem> -<listitem arch="x86"><para> - -The second XT disk is named <filename>/dev/xdb</filename>. - -</para></listitem> -<listitem arch="m68k"><para> - -The first ACSI device is named <filename>/dev/ada</filename>, the -second is named <filename>/dev/adb</filename>. - -</para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> - -<itemizedlist arch="s390"> -<listitem><para> - -The first DASD device is named -<filename>/dev/dasda</filename>. - -</para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - -The second DASD device is named -<filename>/dev/dasdb</filename>, and so on. - -</para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> - -<para arch="not-s390"> - -The partitions on each disk are represented by appending a decimal -number to the disk name: <filename>sda1</filename> and -<filename>sda2</filename> represent the first and -second partitions of the first SCSI disk drive in your system. - -</para><para arch="not-s390"> - -Here is a real-life example. Let's assume you have a system with 2 -SCSI disks, one at SCSI address 2 and the other at SCSI address 4. -The first disk (at address 2) is then named <filename>sda</filename>, -and the second <filename>sdb</filename>. If the -<filename>sda</filename> drive has 3 partitions on it, these will be -named <filename>sda1</filename>, <filename>sda2</filename>, and -<filename>sda3</filename>. The same applies to the -<filename>sdb</filename> disk and its partitions. - -</para><para arch="not-s390"> - -Note that if you have two SCSI host bus adapters (i.e., controllers), -the order of the drives can get confusing. The best solution in this -case is to watch the boot messages, assuming you know the drive models -and/or capacities. - -</para><para arch="x86"> - -Linux represents the primary partitions as the drive name, plus the -numbers 1 through 4. For example, the first primary partition on the -first IDE drive is <filename>/dev/hda1</filename>. The logical partitions are -numbered starting at 5, so the first logical partition on that same -drive is <filename>/dev/hda5</filename>. Remember that the extended -partition, that is, the primary partition holding the logical -partitions, is not usable by itself. This applies to SCSI disks as -well as IDE disks. - -</para><para arch="m68k"> - -VMEbus systems using the TEAC FC-1 SCSI floppy drive will see it as normal -SCSI disk. To make identification of the drive simpler the installation -software will create a symbolic link to the appropriate device and name -it <filename>/dev/sfd0</filename>. - -</para><para arch="sparc"> - -Sun disk partitions allow for 8 separate partitions (or slices). The -third partition is usually (and is preferred to have) the ``Whole Disk'' -partition. This partition references all of the sectors of the disk, and -is used by the boot loader (either SILO, or Sun's). - -</para><para arch="s390"> - -The partitions on each disk are represented by appending a decimal -number to the disk name: <filename>dasda1</filename> and -<filename>dasda2</filename> represent the first and -second partitions of the first DASD device in your system. - -</para> - </sect1> |