Linux HW/SW question

[jdktek]

Having not installed linux before, can someone point me to where I might find out about;

What are the default device names for the logical partitions? hda1-5? Which is the first logical partition? hda5 ?

What are sda's ?

Thanks!
~jdk



hp-ux sys.admin
Dare to Dream!

 

[Morsing]

Logical IDE partitions are numbered 5-64

Logical SCSI partitions are numbered 5-16

IDE disks are labelled hda, hdb, hdc, hdd, hde etc...

SCSI disks are labelled sda, sdb, sdc, sdd, sde etc...

Cheers

Henrik Morsing
Certified AIX 4.3 Systems Administration
& p690 Technical Support

 

[jdktek]

Thanks Morsing,
I've been studying up on Linux. I do hp-ux at present, but I think that's about to change.
I figure a lot of the "particulars" will fall out when I get an install of linux going.

Thanks again!
~jdk

hp-ux sys.admin
Dare to Dream!