During which stage of the boot process would this message be seen?
ide_setup: hdc=ide-scsi
A.
Daemon initialization and setup.
B.
Boot loader start and hand off to kernel.
C.
Hardware initializiation and setup.
D.
Kernel loading.
Explanation:
See http://www.learninglinuxkernel.com/Linux_Boot_Process.html
In the Kernel-Loading phase it re-initializes parallel ports, serial ports and all the on-board
controllers like USB, IDE, SCSI, Serial, parallel, timers, RTC etc. These startup drivers are also
called BSP drivers or Board Support Drivers.