From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 7 12:47:46 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE54D1065678 for ; Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:47:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bjmccann@gmail.com) Received: from yw-out-2324.google.com (yw-out-2324.google.com [74.125.46.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65C458FC26 for ; Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:47:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bjmccann@gmail.com) Received: by yw-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 5so1638844ywh.13 for ; Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:47:45 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=2fkw1BQz84FxNg8rPpp2QPcaK/u425kOi5M2S6ufg3Q=; b=wDhMAwGVzzY17G9mYN8JEbiW/IWMs3Dd1TFCGvUo6casKoCgXZzgNmN98LcgxkZNcm PjsGB5/QQR/dw0NWbDjGNyByH2NtHriH0exuuperxZYW0s9go30IcbMZg1tK38DPd/eh NKhfzSSlV3JQ/k06GA2QfRsMAmgOKZxWLXtaE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=cTSoFuBe0TGlNoRn5cqMD05y1XUSgm3reeACC1+iVyWaOUiN9R1fK0eJFU/UpvBG9Q 58HcAN9eyor0aYX1fCujq0uoPL9JLiGsEcHkaB4Lk+gboNS7C3wX5mNTe4duULmxe4Kg 9K/C8VpnKg+dCzfj3wOgTeMscBV1/wDDYhzww= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.122.21 with SMTP id u21mr296274ybc.20.1239106529889; Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:15:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <3C70BDDB-CC92-444D-A26E-F24CAA44B82E@SOCKET.NET> References: <3C70BDDB-CC92-444D-A26E-F24CAA44B82E@SOCKET.NET> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 08:15:29 -0400 Message-ID: <2b5f066d0904070515l5658de1eve4edcda842d12197@mail.gmail.com> From: Brian McCann To: Jay Hall Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Controllers/Drives renumbered X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:47:47 -0000 On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Jay Hall wrote: > Earlier today, I installed a new HP SCSI (HP SmartArray 642)controller and > an HP Drive Array in my company's HP ML 350 G5. The system drive which had > been da0 became da1 and the new controller became da0. > > Unfortunately, I cannot rearrange the controllers in the system since one > is PCI-X and one is PCI Express. Is it possible to force FreeBSD 6.2 to > detect the cards in a particular order so my drives are not renumbered. > > Thanks, > > > > Jay > > I had this problem myself...and I could not find a way to re-order the cards. So, I started using glabel to solve my problems. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=glabel&sektion=8 . This obviously may not solve your direct problem, but it solved mine since I then mount,fsck,whatever /dev/ufs/systemRoot . I hope this helps! --Brian -- _-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_ Brian McCann "I don't have to take this abuse from you -- I've got hundreds of people waiting to abuse me." -- Bill Murray, "Ghostbusters"