[gentoo-user] Re: Can't find init due to inconsistent drive order

[Grant Edwards]

On 2013-07-02, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Jul 2013 15:09:28 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote:
>
>> > I had this problem on my Intel motherboard, and found out you can
>> > disable booting from external drives. "Boot to removable devices" or
>> > similar in the BIOS. Failing that, changing the boot order so that the
>> > firewire/USB device is at the very end of the boot list may help your
>> > situation.

[...]

> I'd go for the firewire-as-a-module approach and add the module to
> /etc/conf.d/modules to make sure it is loaded ASAP. Yes, it is a
> kludge, but it is the simplest solution from a practical POV.

I changed the firewire storage driver from in-kernel to module, and
that looks like it solves the problem.  It appears to get
demand-loaded immediately after root is mounted.

Next time I do an install, I think I'll try GPT...

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