[gentoo-user] Changing boot device with 2.6.36

[Jörg Schaible]

Hi,

starting with the 2.6.36-r5 kernel of the Gentoo sources my boot device 
changes. With 2.6.35 and below it is alway /dev/sda3, with the new kernel it 
seems that anything that is internally connected with USB is assigned a 
device first. Since my computer has an internal media bay (and my monitor 
has such a thing also) the first HD moves - it I take care it is now 
/dev/sde3. However, if I forget to switch on the monitor and do this later 
or if an USB stick is already plugged in at boot time, the HD gets a 
different device number again.

Can somebody else confirm such a behaviour with the 2.6.36 kernel and how 
can this brought back to normal operation?

- Jörg