Re: hurd boot failed - please read this

[Bas Wijnen]

(Removed bug-hurd cross-post, as this does not belong there)

Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
>    also root is located at (hd0,9) & NOT (hd1,9).
>
> No it isn't if we are to trust your output...
>
>    11 /dev/hdb10 /mnt/hurd auto defaults        0 0
>
> That's (hd1,9), not (hd0,9) which would have been /dev/hda10.

Not at all.  Linux (and Hurd) enumerate on the basis of IDE connections,
the BIOS usually just gives out numbers.  If there is no hda, then hdb
is indeed (hd0) for grub (which listens to the BIOS).

Thanks,
Bas

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