Hello.
I want to install a debian on an Xserve G5 via firewire (since I don't have a 
serial console). Just made a testrun and installed a debian on my PowerMac from 
my iBook via Firewire target disk. And got it working. The biggest problem I  
encountered was the yaboot configuration, since the device names are different 
when you use target disk mode. So I had to guess which device name to enter 
into the yaboot.config for the root option and wich to enter into the fstab for 
mounting on start.
At first I guessed for /dev/hda to be the device of my hd. But that was not 
right, it was /dev/sda. But that I could see when following the boot messages 
on the PowerMac on the screen. On the Xserve I don't have that screen to be 
able to find out wether a device is wrong. So I thought I might ask here, 
wether someone has an install, and can tell me what device the first sata hard 
disk on the Xserve is, so I can avoid the blind guessing game ;)

Many thanks in advance.


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