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From: Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: How does kernel determine drive order?
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:40:56
Message-Id: 9DEBA6E4-D206-46C6-A066-385688F991F2@stellar.eclipse.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: How does kernel determine drive order? by Jarry
1 On 5 Nov 2007, at 05:17, Jarry wrote:
2
3 > Anthony E. Caudel wrote:
4 >> How does the kernel (2.6.22) determine the order of SATA drives (sda,
5 >> sdb, etc.) when it boots up?
6 >
7 > I just checked my computer, and sda is the drive plugged in
8 > the first sata-port, and sdb the one in the second port
9 > (according to the info in motherboard manual).
10 >
11 > Maybe it is something similar as with p-ata drives, where hda
12 > is always the master drive on the first pata channel...
13
14 What he said.
15
16 But if you're having a problem with it, or want to change the driver
17 order, then take a poke around in /etc/udev/rules.d/.
18
19 Stroller.
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Re: [gentoo-user] OT: How does kernel determine drive order? "Anthony E. Caudel" <tony.caudel@×××××××××.net>