Are all Ubuntu IDE drives now sda?

[Pär Lidén]

Yes, they are switching over all ide drives to new libata code (in the
kernel). Libata was originally meant just for s-ata, but now the intention
is to use it for alla kinds of ata/ide. The old code is still there however,
in case the new code doesn't support your system. And libata takes advantage
of the scsi subsystem

/Pär

2008/2/8, James Takac <p3nndrag0n at gmail.com>:
>
> On Friday 08 February 2008 12:24:40 Larry Alkoff wrote:
> > James Takac wrote:
> > > On Friday 08 February 2008 10:36:21 Larry Alkoff wrote:
> > >> I've put together a Ubuntu Server edition 7.10 using a single PATA
> IDE
> > >> (not SATA) drive.
> > >>
> > >> In /etc/fstab, I specify the drives with their ssid.
> > >>
> > >> On bootup, the system is calling the partitions sda1 and sda5 (root
> and
> > >> home).
> > >>
> > >> So my question is, has Ubuntu given up the old HDA nomenclature in
> favor
> > >> of SDA in all cases of PATA and SATA drives?
> > >>
> > >> Larry
> > >
> > > Hi Larry
> > >
> > > I believe it was switched to this method at some point during feisty
> > >
> > > James
> >
> > Hello James.
> >
> > The switch to sda is fine by me.  I just wanted to make sure nothing
> > "funny" was happening since I was expecting PATA IDE would be called
> > 'hda' etc.
> >
> > Larry
>
>
> Hi Larry
>
> Well, I just learnt a lil more from some of the other replies as to why
> and
> when
>
> James
>
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