Hi, from a user perspective the boot process is already too complicated, please don't add a dependency to the bootloader on top.
"man initramfs-tools" [...] init sets several variables for the boot scripts environment. ROOT correponds to the root boot option. Advanced boot scripts like cryptsetup or live-initramfs need to play tricks. Otherwise keep it alone. [...] according to the man page something like the patch below should be ok: --- scripts/local-top/cryptroot.org 2009-06-01 21:04:23.151755703 +0200 +++ scripts/local-top/cryptroot 2009-06-01 13:56:11.292580410 +0200 @@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ fi message "cryptsetup: $crypttarget setup successfully" + echo "ROOT=$NEWROOT" >> /conf/param.conf break done This is enough to make it work with lilo, no need to change /dev/root Have a nice day Christian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org