Re: [TCLUG:10117] Add-in IDE card

[Chris Kesler <chris@pconline.com>]

On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Christpoher Foss wrote:

> I know that the problem is that Linux is still recognizing the onboard controllers, but do not know how to prevent it. I either need to know how to prevent Linux from assigning those controllers to hda-hdd, or I need to know how to create partition files for hde in /dev.
> 
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
> 
You can create the files like this.

$ mknod -m660 /dev/hde b 33 0
$ mknod -m660 /dev/hde1 b 33 1
$ mknod -m660 /dev/hde2 b 33 2
$ mknod -m660 /dev/hde3 b 33 3
...
$ mknod -m660 /dev/hde16 b 33 16

Chris