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On 7/13/06, Sieb, Glenn E (Glenn) <sieb@××××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hi everyone.. |
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> Running 2006.0, 2.6.15-r5 kernel |
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> 1U box, SATA boot drive (sda), and an attached USB drive (in theory, sdb) |
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> for on-site backup storage. |
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> Problem is--if the USB drive is plugged into the system when it reboots, |
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> the *USB drive* comes up as sda. |
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> Somehow I doubt changing /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 is going to |
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> fix this. |
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> I doubt using udev rules is going to fix this, either--as, frankly, the |
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> system has to be able to boot in order to read them. |
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> Is there any way of getting the USB drive to *not* mount as sda? Ever? :-\ |
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> :-/ |
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> Thanks in advance, |
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> Best, |
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> --Glenn |
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> Glenn E. Sieb, MTS |
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> Bell Laboratories |
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> sieb@××××××.com |
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> +1 732 949 5453 |
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> gentoo-user@g.o mailing list |
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You could try building USB suport as a module that would autoload during the |
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auto loading modules phase, then you wouldn't have USB support right away |
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and the sata drive should be sda all the time |
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Cynyr |
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