The question becomes how did those hard disk IDs end up as /dev/hd* ? Did a tool automatically put them in? Ubuntu has defaulted (and switched during the upgrade to Edgy) device IDs to UUIDs (see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingUUID ). Non label/UUID references can and will break and so should be avoided unless the user is willing (and able) to fix them up...
The question becomes how did those hard disk IDs end up as /dev/hd* ? Did a tool automatically put them in? Ubuntu has defaulted (and switched during the upgrade to Edgy) device IDs to UUIDs (see https:/ /help.ubuntu. com/community/ UsingUUID ). Non label/UUID references can and will break and so should be avoided unless the user is willing (and able) to fix them up...