Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Linux not adhering to BIOS Drive boot order? | From | Xavier Bestel <> | Date | 18 Jan 2001 14:01:42 +0100 |
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On 18 Jan 2001 11:35:57 +0000, Tim Fletcher wrote:
> This is when devfs comes into its own, as the disks are refered to by > their device/controller id not by the /dev/sd{a,b,c,etc} numbering, hence > when one fails the others don't change. Also I think the kernel autodetect > code for scsi devices will deal with this case, but I'm not sure.
'would be great to use driver name, e.g. something like /dev/scsi/advansys/... (I don't remember devfs naming scheme)
Xav
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