Re: port-amd64/48387: Boot process assigns IDE wd0 rather than installed wd0 on SATA

[Doug Milam <milam.doug%gmail.com@localhost>]

Thanks. I’ve edited fstab accordingly and it booted normally with both drives 
attached.

Doug

On Nov 18, 2013, at 1:25 AM, Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost> 
wrote:

> The following reply was made to PR port-amd64/48387; it has been noted by 
> GNATS.
> 
> From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
> To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
> Cc: port-amd64-maintainer%NetBSD.org@localhost, 
> gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost,
>        netbsd-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
> Subject: Re: port-amd64/48387: Boot process assigns IDE wd0 rather than
> installed wd0 on SATA
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 10:23:16 +0100
> 
> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 04:40:00AM +0000, milam.doug%gmail.com@localhost 
> wrote:
>> After installing an IDE hard drive, upon the next boot, the boot process 
>> (kernel) "thinks" that the IDE drive is now wd0. Note that the boot loader 
>> does not; this occurs afterwards as the kernel is loaded into memory and 
>> runs.
>> 
>> The original SATA drive is then assigned wd1, and so the kernel drops into 
>> the shell.
>> 
>> If the IDE drive is removed, the boot process happens normally.
> 
> the kernel number disks in the order they are found. If the IDE controller
> is discovered before the SATA controller on the PCI bus, the IDE drive
> will be numbered wd0, that's expected.
> I guess you just need to change wd0 to wd1 in /etc/fstab to get a working
> system again.
> 
> -- 
> Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
>      NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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>