Re: optional delay after partition detection at boot time

[Jan Engelhardt]

>
>  - you don't know the root device, so the kernel will
>    panic at boot because it cannot find the root device.
>    In this case, you have the partition list still on
>    the screen as it's among the latest things in the
>    boot order. And if your kernel reboots upon panic,
>    just boot it with panic=30 so get 30 seconds to read
>    the partition table.

And, I might add, boot with vga=6 to get a *BIG* screen, so you won't miss any 
messages.



Jan Engelhardt                                                               
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