Sid Boyce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> New installs recognise IDE disks as /dev/sd, no problem.
> On this box 10.1 --> 10.2 --> 10.3Alpha3plus via factory updates, my
> disks come up as /dev/hd.
> Changed /etc/fstab from /dev/hda1 and /dev/hda2 to /dev/sda1 and
> /dev/sda2, changed menu.lst likewise, but on reboot it can't see
> /dev/sda1, eventually dropping into a shell prompt.

Did you run mkinitrd and change the kernel modules?

> As of old rdev used to be able to change the root and swap devices to
> whatever you wanted for a kernel. It now tells me that /dev/sda1
> doesn't exist.
> The pata_nv and libata modules are loaded.
> Problem in initrd or grub????

I would do a full update (booting from Alpha CD) - in that case YaST
will do all changes itself for you,

Andreas
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