Bug 271384

Summary:	/dev/hda becomes /dev/sda after installing gentoo => confusing
Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org	Reporter:	judolinux <judolinux>
Component:	Installation Handbook	Assignee:	Docs Team <docs-team>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	minor
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description judolinux 2009-05-27 09:56:52 UTC

In Chapter 8, part a):
When you are on the gentoo LiveCD, the first hard drive is represented by /dev/hda so in the fstab you write /dev/hda1 for the installation.
But, when the system have been installed, compiled, etc., after the first reboot try, the first hard drive is represented by /dev/sda so the system can't boot correctly.

Reproducible: Didn't try




To fix the mistake, I 've booted on a liveCD and correct the /etc/fstab.
I saw this bug on the french documentation.

Comment 1 nm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-05-27 16:43:07 UTC

We already talk about using sda instead of hda as the default example throughout the handbook, and tell our users to modify their setups according to their needs. Please visit the Gentoo Forums (http://forums.gentoo.org) if you need help installing Gentoo.