Re: Cannot use multiple disks in domU! (missing /dev/xbd[1...9]* devs)

[Juan RP <juan%xtraeme.nopcode.org@localhost>]

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 03:07:21 +0100
Juan RP <juan%xtraeme.nopcode.org@localhost> wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 02:46:31 +0100
> Juan RP <juan%xtraeme.nopcode.org@localhost> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hi, I wanted to install NetBSD in a domU via sysinst, and using the cdrom 
> > image
> > I created a few hours ago, this task cannot be acomplished... because the 
> > install
> > kernels cannot access to /dev/xbd[1...9]*, there's only xbd0*.
> > 
> > Can we change that? I want to add more xbd devices into the MAKEDEV 
> > template.
> 
> This time with patch, I think that 8 xbd devices will be enough, comments?
> 
> Index: MAKEDEV.conf
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/src/etc/etc.i386/MAKEDEV.conf,v
> retrieving revision 1.4
> diff -b -u -u -r1.4 MAKEDEV.conf
> --- MAKEDEV.conf        11 Mar 2005 20:55:10 -0000      1.4
> +++ MAKEDEV.conf        15 Mar 2005 02:06:13 -0000
> @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
>         makedev ed0 ed1
>         makedev raid0
>         makedev ld0 ld1 ld2 ld3
> -       makedev xbd0
> +       makedev xbd0 xbd1 xbd2 xbd3 xbd4 xbd5 xbd6 xbd7
>         makedev usbs
>         makedev ipty
>         makedev local

Hmm, the max number are 3 xbd devices (because we could run out of inodes)...
at least xbd{0...2} will be enough and better than before.