> I'm beginning to suspect that the kernels on the CD in /386 don't > match their descriptions in /sys/src/9/pc. Maybe it's simply timing as > things die, but I can't get them to show me there ever being a fossil > process. > > I have three SATA hard disks attached. Plan 9 identifies them as > sdE[013]; the BIOS identifies them as Channel 2 Master, Channel 3 > Master, and Channel 3 Slave (which would lead me to expect sdE[023] or > sdE0+sdF[01]). I also have an IDE cdrom on sdC0 (Channel 0 Master in > the BIOS). > Anthony
master/slave/channel doesn't make asense for sata. it's all point-to-point. all sata drives attached to a single hba will show up as the same drive letter, in your case E, the first sata drive letter. in any case, i think you are right. it is a timing issue. since ahci drives are hot-pluggable, the drive might not be available immediately on boot. i'll take a look. i'm not sure if fossil needs more patience or sdiahci needs to force disks up sooner. perhaps a combination of the two. - erik
