Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 20:36:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Casey Scott <casey@scottmail.org> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ATA drive ID differences between kernels Message-ID: <640848482.387.1382153776544.JavaMail.root@phantombsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20131018072328.6267d3a8.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <1712475983.350.1382053431300.JavaMail.root@phantombsd.org> <251840039.356.1382053725512.JavaMail.root@phantombsd.org> <20131018072328.6267d3a8.freebsd@edvax.de>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Labels solved my problem. Thanks! I also tried removing ata & atadisk, but the drives weren't detected. For posterity's sake, following these 2 links provided the info I needed for labeling: http://www5.us.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/geom-glabel.html http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/disksetup.html Thanks again. -Casey ----- Original Message ----- > On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:48:45 -0700 (PDT), Casey Scott wrote: > > I recently installed 9.2 on a server that was running 8.3. > > The problem I'm facing is that the GENERIC and my custom > > kernel ID drives differently: > > > > e.g. GENERIC CUSTOM > > drive 1 ada1 ada6 > > drive 2 ada2 ada7 > > drive 3 ada3 ada8 > > > > > > The result of which is a error code 19 at mountroot. > > This is a _perfect_ situation to start using labels. :-) > > http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/disksetup.html > > > > > I've been through UPDATING, NOTES, Google, forums, etc. and > > can't determine what's missing from my custom kernel. Custom > > kernel config below: > > Just a guess: The kernel enumerates the devices as they come > up (presented by "the hardware"). There are "reserved number > ranges" according to what the storage controller _can_ offer, > even if it's not the case. > > Example from my home system: > > ad0 = ATA, primary master > ad1 = ATA, primary slave > ad2 = ATA, secondary master > ad3 = ATA, secondary slave > ad4 = SATA 1st port > ad6 = SATA 2nd port > > If I'd remove the support for the (ordinary) ata devices, > it would maybe be possible that the numbering scheme changes. > I'm not sure in how far AHCI (because of SATA) fits in here. > The SATA drives could then be ada0 and ada1, or ada4 and ada6 > respectively. > > I could imagine you're experiencing something similar... > > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... >
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?640848482.387.1382153776544.JavaMail.root>