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Re: sata0 is not sda
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Konstantin Olchanski <[log in to unmask]>
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Konstantin Olchanski <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 7 Mar 2013 16:01:37 -0800
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On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 03:01:00PM -0600, Ken Teh wrote:
>
> During a kickstart install, how are drives mapped?
>

Effectively randomly.

For example, if I run the SL6.3 installer from a USB disk,
sometimes this USB disk is named /dev/sda and the installer puts GRUB
on it, instead of the disks where the system is installer - ruining
the USB installer disk (overwrites the installer boot loader)
and creating an unbootable system (no boot loader on the system disks).

>
> I notice that sata0 is not always sda.
>

I am not sure what you mean by "sata0".

In my experience, the only reliable way to definitely
identify the correct disks is by serial numbers.

-- 
Konstantin Olchanski
Data Acquisition Systems: The Bytes Must Flow!
Email: olchansk-at-triumf-dot-ca
Snail mail: 4004 Wesbrook Mall, TRIUMF, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 2A3, Canada

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