On Fri, 28 May 2010 10:30:03 +0200 Paul Chany <csanyi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Andrei Popescu <andreimpope...@gmail.com> writes: > > > On Fri,28.May.10, 10:07:38, Paul Chany wrote: > >> Sven Joachim <svenj...@gmx.de> writes: > >> > > >> > The new kernel is probably using libata instead of the old IDE drivers, > >> > which means that your hard disk is called /dev/sda rather than /dev/hda. > >> > You should use labels or UUIDs in /etc/fstab if you want to use both the > >> > old and the new kernel. The linux-base package from sid can help you > >> > with the conversion. > >> > >> I want to use only the newest kernel version 2.6.32-3-486. > >> What can I do in this case? > > > > It might be enough to replace all instances of hdaX with the > > corresponding sdaX, but UUID or labels are much safer anyway. I think > > linux-base (pointed out by Sven) will even automate (most of) the > > transition. > > If I change in fstab all instances of hdaX to sdaX and after reboot > can't get the running system it would be bad. In that case shall I have > the opportunity to fix the problem? Just FTR, since I think you've posted that your transition worked, there are a couple of other places that need to be checked for hdaX references, e.g., if you're using crytpsetup / luks, "/etc/crypttab" and your bootloader configuration (if you're using kernel options such as cryptopts=source=hdaX). Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100530141759.f7ad9465.cele...@gmail.com
