>> >> I pass "foo" from 1:foo(2s1a)kernel in my version of the old boot blocks. >> > >> >And you determine "foo" how? >> >> I type it into the config file or the command line. > >And you submit that this is an acceptable solution?
Of course. The FreeBSD device name won't change (modulo implementation bugs), and even when it does, changing the config file is easier than changing /etc/fstab. Note that there is, or should be, no problem here with the BIOS drive number. My example has "1:" in it to switch from the default BIOS drive of hard disk 0. The boot blocks should read the config file on the new drive[,slice,partition] to determine the FreeBSD device name (drive and unit number, but not slice or partition). Leave out "1:" from my example. Then booting will not be affected by changes in the BIOS drive number. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
