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Linux automatically detects SSD, and since kernel version 2.6.29, you may verify sda with:

cat /sys/block/sda/queue/rotational

You should get 1 for hard disks and 0 for a SSD.

It will probably not work if your disk is a logical device emulated by hardware (like a RAID controller).

See this answer for more information about SSD partitioning, filesystem...

Linux automatically detects SSD, and since kernel version 2.6.29, you may verify sda with:

cat /sys/block/sda/queue/rotational

You should get 1 for hard disks and 0 for a SSD.

It will probably not work if your disk is a logical device emulated by hardware (like a RAID controller).

See this answer for more information...

Linux automatically detects SSD, and since kernel version 2.6.29, you may verify sda with:

cat /sys/block/sda/queue/rotational

You should get 1 for hard disks and 0 for a SSD.

It will probably not work if your disk is a logical device emulated by hardware (like a RAID controller).

See this answer for more information about SSD partitioning, filesystem...

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Linux automatically detects SSD, and since kernel version 2.6.29, you may verify sda with:

cat /sys/block/sda/queue/rotational

You should get 1 for hard disks and 0 for a SSD.

It will probably not work if your disk is a logical device emulated by hardware (like a RAID controller).

See this answer for more information...

Linux automatically detects SSD, and since kernel version 2.6.29, you may verify sda with:

cat /sys/block/sda/queue/rotational

You should get 1 for hard disks and 0 for a SSD.

See this answer for more information...

Linux automatically detects SSD, and since kernel version 2.6.29, you may verify sda with:

cat /sys/block/sda/queue/rotational

You should get 1 for hard disks and 0 for a SSD.

It will probably not work if your disk is a logical device emulated by hardware (like a RAID controller).

See this answer for more information...

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Linux automatically detects SSD, and since kernel version 2.6.29, you may verify sda with:

cat /sys/block/sda/queue/rotational

You should get 1 for hard disks and 0 for a SSD.

See this answer this answer for more information...

Linux automatically detects SSD, and since kernel version 2.6.29, you may verify sda with:

cat /sys/block/sda/queue/rotational

You should get 1 for hard disks and 0 for a SSD.

See this answer for more information...

Linux automatically detects SSD, and since kernel version 2.6.29, you may verify sda with:

cat /sys/block/sda/queue/rotational

You should get 1 for hard disks and 0 for a SSD.

See this answer for more information...

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