Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 08:15:29 -0400 From: Brian McCann <bjmccann@gmail.com> To: Jay Hall <JHALL@socket.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Controllers/Drives renumbered Message-ID: <2b5f066d0904070515l5658de1eve4edcda842d12197@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3C70BDDB-CC92-444D-A26E-F24CAA44B82E@SOCKET.NET> References: <3C70BDDB-CC92-444D-A26E-F24CAA44B82E@SOCKET.NET>
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On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Jay Hall <JHALL@socket.net> wrote: > Earlier today, I installed a new HP SCSI (HP SmartArray 642)controller and > an HP Drive Array in my company's HP ML 350 G5. The system drive which had > been da0 became da1 and the new controller became da0. > > Unfortunately, I cannot rearrange the controllers in the system since one > is PCI-X and one is PCI Express. Is it possible to force FreeBSD 6.2 to > detect the cards in a particular order so my drives are not renumbered. > > Thanks, > > > > Jay > > I had this problem myself...and I could not find a way to re-order the cards. So, I started using glabel to solve my problems. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=glabel&sektion=8 . This obviously may not solve your direct problem, but it solved mine since I then mount,fsck,whatever /dev/ufs/systemRoot . I hope this helps! --Brian -- _-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_ Brian McCann "I don't have to take this abuse from you -- I've got hundreds of people waiting to abuse me." -- Bill Murray, "Ghostbusters"
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