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From: Jarry <jarry@×××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: How does kernel determine drive order?
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:21:01
Message-Id: 472EA75F.1020107@gmx.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] OT: How does kernel determine drive order? by "Anthony E. Caudel"
1 Anthony E. Caudel wrote:
2 > How does the kernel (2.6.22) determine the order of SATA drives (sda,
3 > sdb, etc.) when it boots up?
4
5 I just checked my computer, and sda is the drive plugged in
6 the first sata-port, and sdb the one in the second port
7 (according to the info in motherboard manual).
8
9 Maybe it is something similar as with p-ata drives, where hda
10 is always the master drive on the first pata channel...
11
12 Jarry
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Re: [gentoo-user] OT: How does kernel determine drive order? Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
Re: [gentoo-user] OT: How does kernel determine drive order? "Anthony E. Caudel" <tony.caudel@×××××××××.net>