On Sun, Jan 17, 1999 at 01:36:12PM -0800, Mike Smith wrote:
> > > There are two issues here:
> > > 
> > >     o  The bootblocks get the SCSI unit number wrong in cases where
> > >        IDE drives are also attached.
> > > 
> > >        This is to be expected.  There is just insufficient space
> > >        available to the bootblocks for "smarter" logic.
> > > 
> > >        The old bootblocks have a build setting BOOT_HD_BIAS to work
> > >        around this problem.  The new bootblocks rely on /boot.config.
> > >        You can have
> > > 
> > >      2:da(0,a)
> > 
> > If I do that, it does find the loader, but the kernel panics, because
> > it thinks root should be on da2s1a.
> 
> You need 'set num_ide_disks=2'
> 
> The variable's somewhat misnamed, and I'm still groping for an 
> algorithm that'll get it more or less right without screwing the pooch 
> should we ever improve the root mount detection in the kernel.

Set that where? At the disk1s1a:> prompt ? Still can't find kernel.

> -- 
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> \\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  m...@smith.net.au
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> 

-- 
Regards, Ulf.

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