Re: SCSI problem with 2.2.3
Richard Gooch (rgooch@atnf.csiro.au)
Mon, 5 Apr 1999 21:56:24 +1000
Alan Cox writes:
> > I have put linux on sdc but now have a nasty problem: sdc never becomes
> > "drive 3" (0x82) because sdb isn't installed by the BIOS. Trying to lilo
> > it results in a disk which cannot be booted (not that I have been able to
> > yet anyway).
>
> Read the lilo manual carefully. Especially the bit about disk declarations.
> You can do it
>
> > Can I "wire down" sdb to be the 9GB HDD in the kernel config or tell linux
> > to make the ZIP drive something other than sdb ? (If I can't wired down
>
> If you want to reorder them then a simple way is to change the scsi ids
>
> > SCSI addresses to specific drive names then I'd suggest someone take that
>
> scsiinfo generates a Solaris style link far for disks. You just run it early
> in boot and then only the boot/rootfs stuff is tied to disk order.
Of course, with devfs you don't have to worry about this and mounting
the rootFS also works.
Regards,
Richard....
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