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Message-ID: <5036976D.5030105@LiPPERTembedded.de> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:49:49 +0200 From: Jens Rottmann <JRottmann@...PERTembedded.de> To: Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net> CC: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: rootwait does not work if root=devicenumber Documentation: rootwait does not work if root=devicenumber This makes it a bit tricky to use with LILO: Typing "root=/dev/... rootwait" directly on LILO's prompt boots fine, but putting root = /dev/... append = "rootwait" in lilo.conf fails, "rootwait" is silently ignored. Signed-off-by: Jens Rottmann <JRottmann@...PERTembedded.de> --- Cost me 4 hours of my life. If anyone feels up to fixing it init/do_mounts.c instead of just documenting it, feel free. :-) Cheers, Jens --- linux-3.5.2/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ rootwait_and_LILO/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -2530,7 +2530,9 @@ rootwait [KNL] Wait (indefinitely) for root device to show up. Useful for devices that are detected asynchronously - (e.g. USB and MMC devices). + (e.g. USB and MMC devices). root must be specified as + /dev/devicename, not as (hex) device number + (LILO: use append = "root=/dev/..."). rw [KNL] Mount root device read-write on boot _ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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