Oliver Fromme <[email protected]> writes: > Michael Sperber <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just upgraded my desktop system from 7.3 to 8.1, and the main hard > > drive, which was /dev/ad6 before is now /dev/ad10. Consequently, the > > initial boot failed when trying to mount the root file system from ad6. > > > > The desktop system is now fixed, but I also have a rented server with > > only a serial console, and I worry that the upgrade is going to leave me > > with a dead machine. Is there any way to predict how the drive number > > changes? (Why does it change at all?) If so, what's the proper way to > > tell the system the initial root device *before* rebooting? > > Remove "options ATA_STATIC_ID" from your kernel config > before building the new kernel and rebooting. Then your > first disk will be ad0, no matter what controller and > channel it is connected to. Be sure to update your > /etc/fstab file.
Ah, excellent - that's what I was looking for. Thanks! -- Regards, Mike _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
