Re: device.hints isn't setting what I want

2010-01-23 Thread Doug Barton
On 01/22/10 08:57, Freddie Cash wrote: Just as a side note: does mergemaster or installworld handle the installation of /boot/device.hints? Easy way to answer this category of questions. Do 'mergemaster -v', then when you get to the prompt for, "*** The following files exist only in the inst

Re: device.hints isn't setting what I want

2010-01-22 Thread Freddie Cash
Just as a side note: does mergemaster or installworld handle the installation of /boot/device.hints? If it's mergemaster, then everything is fine, it'll detect your changes. If it's installworld, you'll lose your changes at the next update. Either way, I find it nicer/simpler to use /boot/loader

Re: device.hints isn't setting what I want

2010-01-22 Thread Greg Byshenk
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:01:02AM +0100, Greg Byshenk wrote: > On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 08:23:23PM -0500, Dan Langille wrote: > > First, see also my post: do I want ch0 or pass1? > > > > I have an external tape library and an external tape drive. They are > > not always powered up. My goal: a

Re: device.hints isn't setting what I want

2010-01-22 Thread Greg Byshenk
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 08:23:23PM -0500, Dan Langille wrote: > First, see also my post: do I want ch0 or pass1? > > I have an external tape library and an external tape drive. They are > not always powered up. My goal: always get the same devices regardless > of whether or not the tape librar

device.hints isn't setting what I want

2010-01-21 Thread Dan Langille
Folks, [please CC me on replies] First, see also my post: do I want ch0 or pass1? I have an external tape library and an external tape drive. They are not always powered up. My goal: always get the same devices regardless of whether or not the tape library is powered on at boot. After bootin