Hi, starting with the 2.6.36-r5 kernel of the Gentoo sources my boot device changes. With 2.6.35 and below it is alway /dev/sda3, with the new kernel it seems that anything that is internally connected with USB is assigned a device first. Since my computer has an internal media bay (and my monitor has such a thing also) the first HD moves - it I take care it is now /dev/sde3. However, if I forget to switch on the monitor and do this later or if an USB stick is already plugged in at boot time, the HD gets a different device number again.
Can somebody else confirm such a behaviour with the 2.6.36 kernel and how can this brought back to normal operation? - Jörg
