Messages in this thread | | | From | "Paul Rolland" <> | Subject | RE: could not find filesystem /dev/root | Date | Tue, 7 Nov 2006 10:52:55 +0100 |
| |
Hello,
> The order in which disks are discovered, is basically > (1) what module (let's take the "core kernel" as a module > too) is loaded first (core kernel always comes first) > (2) running order of the __init functions in a specific module; > running order mostly defined by linking order
Yes... What is painful is that moving from a configuration with modules to a configuration without modules, this can change.
> >and resulted in drives changing devices : > >FC5 Vanilla > >/dev/sda <---> /dev/sdb > >/dev/sdb <---> /dev/sdc > >/dev/sdc <---> /dev/sda
> If you don't want udev, make an initramfs, build your disk driver as > modules, and load them in the order you want your disks numbered. > > udev or initramfs, you ought to choose at least one.
Nope, you don't. I'm now using a kernel without modules for what's disk related, and unless people (read kernel developpers) change something in the init order, I'm now with a stable environment, without udev or initramfs.
Paul
- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
| |