Re: Netbsd always uses wd0 has root booting from Install USB!?

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Subject: Re: Netbsd always uses wd0 has root booting from Install USB!?
From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6724%bellsouth.net@localhost>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 01:57:08 -0800 (PST)

from Miguel Clara:

> I want to upgrade the OS using a USB stick but although it boots from
> the USB it always uses the 1st hard disk has root...

> Can I change this behaviour someone at boot!?

I have several USB-stick installations of NetBSD, and wd0 never shows up as 
root.

Root is always sd-something, or /dev/dk-something.

"-something" is a number >= 0.

Is your USB stick an installation, or is it an installer?

Tom

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