Messages in this thread | | | From | Venkatesh Ramamurthy <> | Subject | RE: Linux not adhering to BIOS Drive boot order? | Date | Tue, 16 Jan 2001 15:14:22 -0500 |
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> you're forgetting that in /etc/lilo.conf there is a directive called > 'append='... all the user has to do is merely add > 'append="scsihosts=whatever,whatever"' into their config file and rerun > lilo. problem solved > > besides, how many 'end-users' do you know of that will have multiple scsi > adapters in one system? how many end-users -period- will have even a > *single* scsi adapter in their systems? do we need to bloat the kernel > with automatic things like this? no... i think it is handled fine the way > it is. if the user wants to add more than one scsi adapter into his > system, let him read some documentation on how to do so. (is this even a > documented feature? if not, i think it should be added to the docs...) [Venkatesh Ramamurthy] Dont you think that mounting and booting based on disk label names is better, then relying on device nodes which can change when a new card is added?. The existing patch for 2.2.xx is quite small and it does not bloat the kernel too much either. I think we can port it for 2.4.XX with ease.In my words it is worth the effort - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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