Appendix A - Miscellaneous Information

IDE (PATA) Hard drives are assigned as follows :-

Older versions of Ubuntu

  • hda - IDE 0 Master
  • hdb - IDE 0 Slave
  • hdc - IDE 1 Master
  • hdd - IDE 1 Slave

    • Recent versions

    All drives are labelled as if serial drives (even if not)
    1. sda - IDE 0 Master
    2. sdb - IDE 0 Slave
    3. sdc - IDE 1 Master
    4. sdd - IDE 1 Slave

    Ubuntu kernel numbers

    Version Name Kernel no.
    6.06.1 LTS Dapper Drake 2.6.15-29
    7.04 Feisty Fawn 2.6.20-16
    7.10 Gutsy Gibbon 2.6.22-14
    8.04.1 LTS Hardy Heron 2.6.24-21
    8.10 Intrepid Ibex 2.6.27-7
    9.04 Jaunty Jackalope 2.6.28-11


    Updated 24 April 2009