Re: forcing linux kernel 3 to recognize cdrom as hdX

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As you can see from my post in kickstart list, this method will not work.

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Oguz YILMAZ


On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 8:11 PM, Manish Kathuria <
mkathuria@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 9:03 PM, Oguz Yilmaz <oguzyilmazlist@xxxxxxxxx
> >wrote:
>
> > Actually I have tried lots of things. As far as I see, this is not as
> > simple as a symlink. Anaconda C application find CDROM according to some
> > info provided by kernel. Also, Anaconda stage1 has a very limited debug
> > option. I have possibilities to recompile kernel with some options or run
> > kickstart with some kernel arguments. My original problem can be found at
> > the following mailing list thread:
> >
> >
> >
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.kickstart.general/9616/match=%5D
> >
> >
> > --
> > Oguz YILMAZ
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 6:23 PM, Manish Kathuria <
> > mkathuria@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 8:39 PM, Oguz Yilmaz <oguzyilmazlist@xxxxxxxxx
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I have a problem with older version of anaconda linux installer. I
> have
> > > > upgraded kernel in my distro, but, when this anaconda boot with new
> > > 3.4.52
> > > > kernel, can NOT find cdrom. As far as I understand, this is because
> the
> > > new
> > > > kernel recognize cd drive as srX, scdX instead of older hdX with
> > 2.6.18.
> > > At
> > > > the moment I can not upgrade anaconda and forced this kernel to
> > recognize
> > > > it as before.
> > > >
> > > > Are there any kernel command line argument, kernel config or
> something
> > > else
> > > > for kernel 3.4.52 to recognize this cdrom as hdX?
> > > >
> > > > Best Regards,
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Oguz YILMAZ
> > > >
> > >
> > > I think you need to write some udev rules to name the device
> differently.
> > > Refer to the following:
> > >
> > > https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev/udev.html
> > > http://www.linuxforu.com/2012/06/some-nifty-udev-rules-and-examples/
> > > http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > > --
> > > Manish Kathuria
> >
> >
> If you have references to cdrom in your kickstart file, as you have
> mentioned in that forum, try to change them to match the device name being
> assigned by the kernel.
>
> --
> Manish Kathuria
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