Find all storage devices attached to a Linux machine [closed]

Answer 1

Using HAL (kernel 2.6.17 and up):

#! /bin/bash
hal-find-by-property --key volume.fsusage --string filesystem |
while read udi ; do
    # ignore optical discs
    if [[ "$(hal-get-property --udi $udi --key volume.is_disc)" == "false" ]]; then
        dev=$(hal-get-property --udi $udi --key block.device)   
        fs=$(hal-get-property --udi $udi --key volume.fstype) 
        echo $dev": "$fs
    fi 
done