On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:13:56 -0400 (EDT), David Baron wrote: > > Thanks. This, of course, simply reeds of the /dev/disk/by-uuid symlinks. > These only refer to partitions, but the boot= goes to disk MBR, i.e. /dev/hda > or /dev/sda without any partition number. How do I get that one?
To obtain the proper alias to use for the master boot record in the "boot=..." line of /etc/lilo.conf, list the files in the /dev/disk/by-id directory. For example: ls -Al /dev/disk/by-id/ Look for one which starts with "ata" and is a symbolic link to ../../sda. For example: st...@smp3:~$ ls -Al /dev/disk/by-id total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 21 20:23 ata-ST340014A_5JXDX364 -> ../../sda lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 21 20:23 ata-ST340014A_5JXDX364-part1 -> ../../sda1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 21 20:23 ata-ST340014A_5JXDX364-part2 -> ../../sda2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 21 20:23 ata-ST340014A_5JXDX364-part3 -> ../../sda3 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 21 20:23 scsi-SATA_ST340014A_5JXDX364 -> ../../sda lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 21 20:23 scsi-SATA_ST340014A_5JXDX364-part1 -> ../../sda1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 21 20:23 scsi-SATA_ST340014A_5JXDX364-part2 -> ../../sda2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 21 20:23 scsi-SATA_ST340014A_5JXDX364-part3 -> ../../sda3 st...@smp3:~$ In this example, the first one listed is the one you want. You would code boot=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST340014A_5JXDX364 in /etc/lilo.conf. Note that there is another symlink which also points to ../../sda. It starts with "scsi". You don't want to use that one, because it only exists when using the libata drivers. The one which starts with "ata" will exist with either set of drivers. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- 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/1859630780.291599.1282562425106.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
