bios disk numbers and device names

From: Michael Grant (mg-fbsd3_at_grant.org)
Date: 11/29/04

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    Is there any way to statically assign a device name to a specific disk
    so that if the BIOS renumbers the disks (for example if I move around
    a controller) so that the devices always come up with the same name?

    Michael Grant
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