From: Bob Sanders <rsanders@sgi.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Drive asignments for sata drives
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:00:09 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070312170009.GA13105@sgi.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <45F5823D.2080708@singnet.com.sg>
P.V.Anthony, mused, then expounded:
>
> Currently in the fstab the boot and root partitions are set and working
> great. Once a new sata drive connected, the drive assignments change.
> Initially the / (root) is /dev/sda2. Once another sata drive is added
> the / (root) becomes say /dev/sdb2.
>
> Is there any way that this can be fixed even when more drives are added
> or removed?
>
Typically, on the same controller, the lowest numbered port becomes the
first drive. The description of the symptom leads me to believe that
your /dev/sda drive is attached to port 2 instead of being attached to
port 1. Have you tried moving your SATA cable to a different port?
Bob
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Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-03-12 16:39 [gentoo-amd64] Drive asignments for sata drives P.V.Anthony
2007-03-12 16:52 ` Olivier Crête
2007-03-12 17:00 ` Bob Sanders [this message]
2007-03-12 17:11 ` Marcus D. Hanwell
2007-03-12 17:21 ` dustin
2007-03-12 18:16 ` Marcus D. Hanwell
2007-03-12 17:53 ` [gentoo-amd64] " Bernhard Auzinger
2007-03-13 9:08 ` P.V.Anthony
2007-03-13 14:06 ` dustin
2007-03-13 17:31 ` Peter Humphrey
2007-03-13 18:33 ` dustin
2007-03-13 18:45 ` Duncan
2007-03-13 19:48 ` ducasse.isidore
2007-03-13 20:07 ` Thomas Rösner
2007-03-15 1:35 ` Florian D.
2007-03-15 2:18 ` ducasse.isidore
2007-03-13 19:53 ` ducasse.isidore
2007-03-13 19:59 ` dustin
2007-03-13 20:04 ` David Pyke
2007-03-12 17:42 ` [gentoo-amd64] [OT] " Bob Slawson
2007-03-12 17:50 ` Bob Sanders
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