Boot loader problem after addiing SCSI disk

[Emilio Casbas]

Chiu, PCM (Peter) wrote:
> I have hit a problem in booting up a RH 9 box after adding a SCSI disk.
>
> The boot process pauses after displaying:
>
>   GRUB Loading stage 1.5
>   GRUB Loading, please wait...
>
> The machine does not show any response, not even
> Control-Alternate-Delete.
>
> I boot off RH9 CD and started off Linux rescue mode.
>
> I can see all the existing scsi disks as well as the new one -
> though somehow, the new one becomes sda, and the old sda becomes sdb,
> and the old sdb becomes sdc.
>   
This is a good consecuence for to have in the /etc/fstab
the device's LABEL instead of giving  the device name explicitly.

Thanks
Emilio C.