Re: root=LABEL= problem [Was: Re: Linux Issue]

From: Arjan van de Ven
Date: Thu Feb 02 2006 - 01:50:15 EST


On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 17:16 +0100, Bernd Petrovitsch wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 17:14 +0100, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> [...]
> > >change root=LABEL=/ to root=/dev/XXX. Vanilla doesn't support this...
> > >
> > is there a kernel patch that does allow it?
>
> Yes, in RedHat's/Fedora's kernels since ages.

wrong.
there is NO kernel patch for this. Not in RHs and not in Fedora's
kernel.
Never was either.
it's 100% done in the initrd.


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