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Re: dd Bug using \.\PhysicalDriveX ?


On 9/20/07, Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote:
>
> ...which isn't that tricky.  In the Disk Management tool (for instance
> right click "My Computer" -> "Manage" to get there via the "Computer
> Management" admin tool) disks are numbered "Disk 0", "Disk 1", etc.
> This order corresponds with /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, etc.  Partitions are
> numbered left to right.  /dev/sda1 corresponds to the first partition,
> etc.
>
> Similar for CD-ROM and DVD drives.  In the Disk Management tool they are
> numbered "CD-ROM 0", "CD-ROM 1", etc, which corresponds to /dev/sr0,
> /dev/sr1, etc..  Alternatively to /dev/scd0, /dev/scd1, etc.
>
> For tape drives, have a look into the Device Manager.  The properties
> dialog of each tape drive has a tab "Tape Symbolic Name".  Tape0
> corresponds to /dev/st0, /dev/nst0, Tape1 to /dev/st1, /dev/nst1, etc.
>
>
> Corinna
>
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> Red Hat

Corinna, thanks for the tip about the order in Disk Management
corresponding to the /dev/sdX order.

I never thought of that since I was always trying to find a tool to
give me the information from the command-line.

That will make things easier in the future.

-Jason

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