Re: bios disk numbers and device names

From: Daniel O'Connor (doconnor_at_gsoft.com.au)
Date: 11/29/04

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    To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:33:25 +1030

    On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:40, Michael Grant wrote:
    > 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?

    The BIOS naming means nothing to freebsd (in general).

    I don't think there's much you can do - device names are based on the order of
    probing so if you change which slot on the controller it's connected to it
    will change device name.

    What sort of device in particular? 

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