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Re: HD device name assignments

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On 10/07/2017 03:24 PM, Felix Miata wrote:
> David Wright composed on 2017-10-07 15:01 (UTC-0500):
>
>> it might be worth pointing out that it has been reported here that
>> a USB3 stick inserted at boot can demote the internal disk to
>> /dev/sdb.
>
> It need not be v3 of USB, and it's one of the prime reasons alternatives to
> booting by device name were developed in the first place. Assignments are
> typically BIOS dependent at least to some extent. The push isn't always to sdb
> either. I've seen sda moved to sdf, sdg and sdh at times with some kernels over
> time. Ultimately, device names come down to kernel version and whether the ATA
> bus(es) are enumerated and initialized prior to USB(s) or not.
>

I suspect that is much of the problem.

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  Re: Log files: location and description David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-10-07 22:10 +0200
    Re: HD device name assignments (was: Log files: location and  description) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-10-07 22:30 +0200
      Re: HD device name assignments Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-10-08 14:40 +0200
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          Re: Log files: location and description Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-10-08 17:10 +0200
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      Re: Log files: location and description David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-10-08 22:40 +0200
    Re: Log files: location and description Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-10-08 15:50 +0200
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