[TriLUG] Any Kubuntu/Ubuntu users explain to me why my IDE drives show up as sda?

[Owen]

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:10:44PM -0400, Matt Pusateri wrote:
> I believe in 2.6.19 is when the new libata drivers when into play.  This 
> changed the ide devices from /dev/hd(x) to /dev/sd(x)  There was a good 
> article or blog post explaining converting form hd to sd recently but I 
> can't find it right now.  Burried in the libata section of the following 
> link is the change from hd to sd:  http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_19

Not sure if this helps to clarify, but here's a LWN article:

http://lwn.net/Articles/198344/

Owen