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From: Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com>
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Subject: Re: device names changes for adX.
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On Sat, Oct 02, 2010 at 02:55:02PM +0200, Peter Ankerstål wrote:
> When I installed FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE (freebsd-update) the adX devices changed index number and
> the machine obviously didnt boot. Due to this I hesitate to install 8.1 on my servers remote. How do I know
> if and to what the devices will change?

Please see this thread:

http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-stable@freebsd.org/msg112349.html

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