Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mount: "special device /dev/hdc does not exist". What does this mean?

[Dale <dalek1967@bellsouth.net>]

Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> Dale wrote:
>> Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
>>> Mick wrote:
>>>> [...]
>>>> What would be the recommended way of upgrading from the /dev/hd to 
>>>> /dev/sd then?  I have held back doing this because I didn't have 
>>>> the time to mess about with it.  If I were to configure a new 
>>>> kernel without legacy ATA drivers, how would I know what my devices 
>>>> will be seen as in advance, so that I can change my /etc/fstab 
>>>> before I reboot?
>>>
>>> The way I do it, is to label my partitions.  If your partitions 
>>> aren't labeled yet, you can do so with 'tune2fs'.  If your /dev/hda1 
>>> is your root (/), /dev/hda2 your /home and /dev/hda3 your swap, you 
>>> can label them with:
>>>
>>>   tune2fs -L GentooRoot /dev/hda1
>>>   tune2fs -L GentooHome /dev/hda2
>>>   mkswap -L GentooSwap /dev/hda3
>>> [...]
>>
>> Question, if I were to label mine and then boot from a Gentoo or any 
>> other bootable CD, would those labels still be there?
>
> The labels are part of the file system; they're always there.  For 
> example, when booting the 2007.0 LiveDVD (which uses the legacy 
> drivers, meaning /dev/hd* instead of /dev/sd*) the labels are there 
> and I can mount /dev/disk/by-label/GentooRoot just fine.
>
>
>

Keeeewl.  Now to see what I can screw up.  o_O

Dale

:-)  :-)