--- /dev/null
+
+
+def tryOpen(filename):
+ try:
+ procFile = open(filename)
+ except IOError:
+ return ""
+ return procFile
+
+class Harddisk:
+ def __init__(self, index):
+ self.index = index
+ #perhaps this is easier?
+ self.prochdx = "/proc/ide/hd" + ("a","b","c","d","e","f","g","h")[index] + "/"
+
+ def capacity(self):
+ procfile = tryOpen(self.prochdx + "capacity")
+
+ if procfile == "":
+ return -1
+
+ line = procfile.readline()
+ procfile.close()
+
+ if line == "":
+ return -1
+
+ return int(line)
+
+ def model(self):
+ procfile = tryOpen(self.prochdx + "model")
+
+ if procfile == "":
+ return ""
+
+ line = procfile.readline()
+ procfile.close()
+
+ return line
+
+ def free(self):
+ pass
+
+
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