On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Jörg Schaible <joerg.schai...@gmx.de> wrote: > 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
Hello Jorg, I saw something similar recently going to the first version of 2.6.36. In my case I had a USB device externally connected through a specific USB hub. When I got rid of the hub and plugged the drive in directly it started booting correctly again. I don't see this with 2,6,36 with Flash drives plugged in but none of mine are bootable. I never investigated the root cause of why it was happening but I suspect it's some USB kernel setting. Strangeness. - Mark
