http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10018
--- Comment #36 from Dan Kegel dank@kegel.com 2007-12-14 13:09:18 --- Perhaps it would suffice to use the real id if /proc/ide/hda/identify is readable, and a fake id if it's not. Thus a user who needs to expose the real id can do sudo chmod 444 /proc/ide/hda/identify (possibly via a helper app). That will take care of users who really need to be able to blow away .wine, reinstall apps, and not have the apps think the disk id changed, while not complicating the casual user's life.