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From: Andrew <perrya@python.shoal.net.au>
To: Evan Champion <evanc@synapse.net>
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Subject: Re: Device scan order
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I think this is possible if you "wire down" the specific devices in the
kernel. Check out /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT

hope this helps
Andrew Perry
perrya@shoal.net.au

On Sat, 1 Nov 1997, Evan Champion wrote:

> Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 15:49:37 -0500 (EST)
> From: Evan Champion <evanc@synapse.net>
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Device scan order
> 
> It seems that FreeBSD detects my PCI devices in slot order.  This is a bit
> of a problem because I want my Buslogic (bt0) detected before my DPT
> (dpt0) card so that sd0 will be assigned to the Buslogic.
> 
> I don't really want to hardcode the drive names (using the 'disk'
> directive in the kernel config); is there some other way to force the
> drives on the Buslogic to be scanned first?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Evan
> 
> 
>