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gsra99
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:34 pm    Post subject: [SOLVED] kernel config for /dev/sda Reply with quote

I have an Acer 5024WLMi laptop, and am trying to get the kernel to list hard disks as /dev/sd* rather than /dev/hd*. I have BLK_DEV_ATIIXP=y and PATA_ATIIXP=y in my kernel config, but the hard disk is still list as /dev/hd*. I am missing something but I do not know what.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In your kernel config you want to disable "ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support" (which is approaching legacy status) and enable "Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental) drivers" (which is the new, unified, SATA/PATA driver set). Under the new drivers, all drives show up as /dev/sd*. :)

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 6:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cheers that worked.
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