On Sun, 3 Sep 2000, petro wrote:
> Hi! I have the following problem:
> I installed FreeBSD 4.1 on Compaq Proliant with SCSI disks. I tried to
> change in kernel such parameters
> config kernel root on wd0
> to
> config kernel root on id0
> also I added such strings
> controller ida0
> disk id0 at ida0 drive0
> disk id1 at ida0 drive1
>
> but when i try to
> config KERNEL_NAME
> I receive such message
> config id:unknown device
> config; line 36: no root device specified.
As I understand it, the problem is that there isn't necessarily a direct
naming convention between the controller and the devices which use
it: you still need to specify scbus (I think) and use the da (discs), sa
(tapes), cd (cdroms) and pass (passthrough) devices as per standard SCSI
configuration. I don't think it's necessary to specify each disc
individually, but rather as a "meta-driver;" that said, I've been using
the 5.0 configuration for ages so please check all this against the 4.x
standards!
Also, I think that since release 4, specifying the root device in your
kernel config may be more trouble than it's worth; someone with more
experience may wish to either elaborate or correct as they see fit!
Cheers,
Chris.
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