> On my system I don't always get the same device at /dev/sda. Rebooting can > change my /dev/sda to /dev/sdg, or any other device letter, without any > physical change in the underlying disks or cabling. This is not a problem in > the eyes of the kernel devs, and will never be "fixed", because there's no > general way to guarantee consistent naming short of a configurable system > like udev (which obviously isn't available at the time root is mounted by the > kernel). >
Another way to work around that issue is not using static device node names if they don't end up being statically assigned. You can use a partition's Label or UUID and reference them in /etc/fstab. Running "blkid" will obtain the values you'll need. This makes the partitions persistent in terms of mount point even if the underlying drive gets a new name. Gerard -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
