How to control order of disk devices during Ubuntu Linux installation?
I have an automated installation script (preseed file) for Ubuntu 18.04 which automatically partitions /dev/sda and /dev/sdb. I run this by booting from a USB drive, in "legacy BIOS" mode (so MBR is used). This worked fine on several machines so far - the hard drives are detected as sda and sdb, while the USB drive is sdc. However, on one particular server sda refers to the installation USB drive and the hard disks are sdb and sdc, so the automated partitioning fails.
Is there any way I can control this and make sure sda and sdb always refer to internal disks? Or is there any way I can force the installation USB drive to be "sdz" or something, which should have the same effect? Most of the advice I've found says "use UUIDs", but that won't help for an automated installation intended to work on many machines.
The boot order in the BIOS is set to boot from an internal hard disk first, but of course for the installation I have to override that (by pressing F11) to boot from the USB drive.
boot udev block-device
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I have an automated installation script (preseed file) for Ubuntu 18.04 which automatically partitions /dev/sda and /dev/sdb. I run this by booting from a USB drive, in "legacy BIOS" mode (so MBR is used). This worked fine on several machines so far - the hard drives are detected as sda and sdb, while the USB drive is sdc. However, on one particular server sda refers to the installation USB drive and the hard disks are sdb and sdc, so the automated partitioning fails.
Is there any way I can control this and make sure sda and sdb always refer to internal disks? Or is there any way I can force the installation USB drive to be "sdz" or something, which should have the same effect? Most of the advice I've found says "use UUIDs", but that won't help for an automated installation intended to work on many machines.
The boot order in the BIOS is set to boot from an internal hard disk first, but of course for the installation I have to override that (by pressing F11) to boot from the USB drive.
boot udev block-device
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You can find fitting udev environment variables for the USB device by looking through the output ofudevadm info -e, then edit your udev rule to useSUBSYSTEMS=="usb"and advise a specified device name. This is something you should look at: weininger.net/how-to-write-udev-rules-for-usb-devices.html
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I have an automated installation script (preseed file) for Ubuntu 18.04 which automatically partitions /dev/sda and /dev/sdb. I run this by booting from a USB drive, in "legacy BIOS" mode (so MBR is used). This worked fine on several machines so far - the hard drives are detected as sda and sdb, while the USB drive is sdc. However, on one particular server sda refers to the installation USB drive and the hard disks are sdb and sdc, so the automated partitioning fails.
Is there any way I can control this and make sure sda and sdb always refer to internal disks? Or is there any way I can force the installation USB drive to be "sdz" or something, which should have the same effect? Most of the advice I've found says "use UUIDs", but that won't help for an automated installation intended to work on many machines.
The boot order in the BIOS is set to boot from an internal hard disk first, but of course for the installation I have to override that (by pressing F11) to boot from the USB drive.
boot udev block-device
asked Feb 1 at 11:28
EM0EM0
1635
I have an automated installation script (preseed file) for Ubuntu 18.04 which automatically partitions /dev/sda and /dev/sdb. I run this by booting from a USB drive, in "legacy BIOS" mode (so MBR is used). This worked fine on several machines so far - the hard drives are detected as sda and sdb, while the USB drive is sdc. However, on one particular server sda refers to the installation USB drive and the hard disks are sdb and sdc, so the automated partitioning fails.
Is there any way I can control this and make sure sda and sdb always refer to internal disks? Or is there any way I can force the installation USB drive to be "sdz" or something, which should have the same effect? Most of the advice I've found says "use UUIDs", but that won't help for an automated installation intended to work on many machines.
The boot order in the BIOS is set to boot from an internal hard disk first, but of course for the installation I have to override that (by pressing F11) to boot from the USB drive.
boot udev block-device
boot udev block-device
asked Feb 1 at 11:28
EM0EM0
1635
asked Feb 1 at 11:28
EM0EM0
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asked Feb 1 at 11:28
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asked Feb 1 at 11:28
EM0EM0
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You can find fitting udev environment variables for the USB device by looking through the output ofudevadm info -e, then edit your udev rule to useSUBSYSTEMS=="usb"and advise a specified device name. This is something you should look at: weininger.net/how-to-write-udev-rules-for-usb-devices.html
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You can find fitting udev environment variables for the USB device by looking through the output ofudevadm info -e, then edit your udev rule to useSUBSYSTEMS=="usb"and advise a specified device name. This is something you should look at: weininger.net/how-to-write-udev-rules-for-usb-devices.html
– eblock
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You can find fitting udev environment variables for the USB device by looking through the output of
udevadm info -e, then edit your udev rule to use SUBSYSTEMS=="usb" and advise a specified device name. This is something you should look at: weininger.net/how-to-write-udev-rules-for-usb-devices.html– eblock
Feb 1 at 11:46
You can find fitting udev environment variables for the USB device by looking through the output of
udevadm info -e, then edit your udev rule to use SUBSYSTEMS=="usb" and advise a specified device name. This is something you should look at: weininger.net/how-to-write-udev-rules-for-usb-devices.html– eblock
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You can find fitting udev environment variables for the USB device by looking through the output of
udevadm info -e, then edit your udev rule to useSUBSYSTEMS=="usb"and advise a specified device name. This is something you should look at: weininger.net/how-to-write-udev-rules-for-usb-devices.html– eblock
Feb 1 at 11:46