On Fri, 2002-12-27 at 12:38, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Fri, 27 Dec 2002, Giulio Orsero wrote: > > > initrd is not just "load modules". With initrd the mounting of the rootfs is > > done in userspace with tools that understand labels, what I was thinking is > > that when you do without initrd the mounting is done by kernel which does > > not know about labels. > > that did it -- creating an initrd.img for 2.4.20-2.2 which contained > absolutely no loadable modules fixed the problem. > > so the rule is, you can use "root=LABEL=/" in your /etc/grub.conf > file *only* if you have an initrd.img file. otherwise, you need > the /dev name. > > there is no way in heck i would have ever thought of that. > > rday
The label stuff rooted from LVM, and it's initial integration into the kernel. [IIRC] In any case, shouldn't a kernel w/ LVM built in automatically translate the Volume Labels? I guess this is the wrong place to ask the question, but it seems pertinent. js -- VB programmers ask why no one takes them seriously, it's somewhat akin to a McDonalds manager asking employees why they don't take their 'career' seriously.
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