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Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 12:03:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net>
Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot chapter.
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	Dima Dorfman <dd@FreeBSD.org>
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On 10-Sep-01 Sheldon Hearn wrote:
> 
> 
> On Mon, 10 Sep 2001 04:52:03 MST, Dima Dorfman wrote:
> 
>>   Modified files:
>>     en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot chapter.sgml 
>>   Log:
>>   ad2 is the first disk on the second IDE controller.
> 
> So in this context, a form of static device numbering is in effect?  I
> didn't realize that.

Only with 'options ATA_STATIC_ID' or whatever itvis called.

> Ciao,
> Sheldon.

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