How can I load sata_nv before amd_pata on Hardy

Tom H tomh0665 at gmail.com
Sat Nov 6 23:14:48 UTC 2010


On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Rashkae <ubuntu at tigershaunt.com> wrote:
> On 10-11-06 04:35 PM, Tom H wrote:


>> grub2 now uses "/dev/disk/by-id" to name its devices and you could
>> probably use "/dev/disk/by-id" in"/etc/fstab". But "/dev/disk/by-uuid"
>> is just as unique from a partition and filesystem viewpoint and it's
>> also more orthodox.


> disk/by-id is good to use when you want an immutable reference to the
> exact hardware.  Useful for reference with drive partitioning software
> (fdisk), bootloader software, etc.

Something the grub2 developers realized when troubleshooting a bug report.


> Tis the kind of thing you learn when you accidentally clone a drive the
> wrong way because a boot cd flipped sda/sdb on you.  Not that I ever did
> such (that anyone can prove, in any case.)

:)




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