linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.27-rc7 no init found on the root partition?

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Date:	Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:48:40 -0500
From:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...deen.net>
To:	Lukas Hejtmanek <xhejtman@....muni.cz>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, xfs@....sgi.com
Subject: Re: 2.6.27-rc7 no init found on the root partition?

Lukas Hejtmanek wrote:

> this is a grub record:
> 
> title Linux 2.6.26.3
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26.3 root=/dev/sda1 ro console=tty0
> 
> title Linux 2.6.27-rc7
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-rc7 root=/dev/sda1 ro 

Is it possible that device ordering has changed?  what if you do:

> title Linux 2.6.27-rc7
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-rc7 root=LABEL=$WHATEVER ro

and try mounting root by label? (or UUID ...)

-Eric

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