Re: Linux not adhering to BIOS Drive boot order?

Xavier Bestel (xavier.bestel@free.fr)
18 Jan 2001 14:01:42 +0100


On 18 Jan 2001 11:35:57 +0000, Tim Fletcher wrote:

> This is when devfs comes into its own, as the disks are refered to by
> their device/controller id not by the /dev/sd{a,b,c,etc} numbering, hence
> when one fails the others don't change. Also I think the kernel autodetect
> code for scsi devices will deal with this case, but I'm not sure.

'would be great to use driver name, e.g. something like
/dev/scsi/advansys/... (I don't remember devfs naming scheme)

Xav

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