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

[J.A. Magallon]

On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 07:51:47 +0100, Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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.
> 

Isn't this a matter of the bootloader ?

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