Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 00:38:59 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1013409540.e59660@mired.org> To: Alan Eldridge <alane@geeksrus.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ATA_STATIC_IDS Message-ID: <15456.53123.939307.678791@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20020205145835.GA52357@wwweasel.geeksrus.net> References: <91010086@toto.iv> <15455.32686.88737.631037@guru.mired.org> <20020205070406.GA93914@wwweasel.geeksrus.net> <15455.40571.628684.410211@guru.mired.org> <20020205145835.GA52357@wwweasel.geeksrus.net>
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Alan Eldridge <alane@geeksrus.net> types: > On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 02:57:31AM -0600, Mike Meyer wrote: > >Alan Eldridge <alane@geeksrus.net> types: > >> So let me ask this: why would you want to use dynamic ids? With vinum, > >> perhaps? > >You only get into problems if you change the disk configuration. If > >you're not going to do that, wouldn't you prefer having ad0 and ad1 to > >having ad4 and ad6? > Certainly. If I'm doing a fresh install, can I get the CDROM boot to come > up using dynamic numbers so I don't have the transitioning problem? Sure. All you have to do is build your own install CDROM with a kernel that disables the static ids. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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