[mdlug] [Fwd: Re: [opensuse] vmware and fake scsi devs] SOLUTION

[Aaron Kulkis]

Morris, Tim wrote:
> Ahhhhhh....
> 
> There's nothing better than sarcastic tech support.
> 

You mean there's another kind?

> --  Tim Morris - UGS PLM Software
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Kulkis
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 11:04 PM
> To: mdlug at mdlug.org
> Subject: [mdlug] [Fwd: Re: [opensuse] vmware and fake scsi devs] SOLUTION
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [opensuse] vmware and fake scsi devs
> Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:09:38 -0300
> From: Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez at suse.de>
> To: opensuse at opensuse.org
> References: <200712031538.26426.kanenas at hawaii.rr.com>
> 
> kanenas at hawaii.rr.com escribió:
>> It seems there is one major downside to all the disks being "called" scsi 
>> devices in 10.3.
> 
> There is no downside, error or annoyance, it is just a well known
> change.. did you read the release notes ?
> 
> http://www.suse.com/relnotes/i386/openSUSE/10.3/RELEASE-NOTES.en.html#09
> 
> +
> + libata for IDE Devices
> +
> + libata uses /dev/sda for the first harddisk instead of /dev/hda.
> + Disks with more than 15 partitions are not handled automatically
> + right now. You can disable libata support by booting with the
> + following kernel parameter:
> +
> + hwprobe=-modules.pata
> +
> + Then you see all the partitions > 15 again and can access them
> + for installation.
> 
> 
>