add harddisk stuff

diff --git a/lib/python/Components/Harddisk.py b/lib/python/Components/Harddisk.py
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+
+
+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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