Based on kernel version 4.16.1. Page generated on 2018-04-09 11:53 EST.
1 2 IDE warm-plug HOWTO 3 =================== 4 5 To warm-plug devices on a port 'idex': 6 7 # echo -n "1" > /sys/class/ide_port/idex/delete_devices 8 9 unplug old device(s) and plug new device(s) 10 11 # echo -n "1" > /sys/class/ide_port/idex/scan 12 13 done 14 15 NOTE: please make sure that partitions are unmounted and that there are 16 no other active references to devices before doing "delete_devices" step, 17 also do not attempt "scan" step on devices currently in use -- otherwise 18 results may be unpredictable and lead to data loss if you're unlucky