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Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 14:12:58 -0500
From: "Daniel De Graaf" <danieldegraaf@gmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Rescan IDE interface when no IDE devices are present
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My laptop has only one IDE interface (/dev/hdc), which means there are
no valid IDE block devices which can be used for HDIO_SCAN_HWIF ioctl
to scan for the insertion of my CD-ROM drive.

Are there alternate methods of invoking this ioctl, or for creating an
open filehandle where it can be used?