Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932653AbWKELd6 (ORCPT ); Sun, 5 Nov 2006 06:33:58 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932654AbWKELd6 (ORCPT ); Sun, 5 Nov 2006 06:33:58 -0500 Received: from emailer.gwdg.de ([134.76.10.24]:17589 "EHLO emailer.gwdg.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932653AbWKELd5 (ORCPT ); Sun, 5 Nov 2006 06:33:57 -0500 Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 12:33:39 +0100 (MET) From: Jan Engelhardt To: andrew@walrond.org cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Scsi cdrom naming confusion; sr or scd? In-Reply-To: <20061105100926.GA2883@pelagius.h-e-r-e-s-y.com> Message-ID: References: <20061105100926.GA2883@pelagius.h-e-r-e-s-y.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Report: Content analysis: 0.0 points, 6.0 required _SUMMARY_ Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 709 Lines: 22 > "The prefix /dev/sr (instead of /dev/scd) has been deprecated" > >but booting 2.6.18.2 from a scsi CD only works if I pass the kernel >parameter root=/dev/sr0 and fails with root=/dev/scd0 > >I guess the kernel ought to be taught about the scd* names aswell? brw-r----- 1 root disk 11, 0 Mar 19 2005 /dev/scd0 brw-r----- 1 root disk 11, 0 Mar 19 2005 /dev/sr0 Plus I see sr0 being far more commonly used than scd0. So I guess the doc is wrong. -`J' -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/