Bug#382788: [Yaird-devel] Bug#382788: yaird does not uses the kernel command like to find out the root partition

[maximilian attems]

On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 08:31:54PM +0200, Pierre Habouzit wrote:
> Le lun 14 août 2006 17:37, Sven Luther a écrit :
> > >  * Only kernel modules specifically needed to reach the default
> > > root is included with the image.
> >
> > Sure, but even with the same modules, it is still good to be allowed
> > to override root, be it only to be able to boot into the system and
> > rerun yaird or something.
> 
> > Imagine you moved the disk around on the 
> > same controler, or inserted a new disk and the ordering changed.
> 
> this is indeed the use case that led me to find out about that iritating 
> problem. At least, yaird should document how to handle such moves: as 
> it appears that changing fstab and rebuilding the initrd is enough, 
> well, that /should/ be documented somewhere, and the user should not 
> have to /guess/ it.

i was told that initrd-tools had a similar hardcoding feature,
in the beginning of woody, where it didn't respect bootargs.

happy to know how far back yaird has fallen as the Maintainer considers
this a wishlist. The usual bootargs kernel bootargs from 
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt are a critical feature for any
initrd generation tool. 

documenting the bug doesn't make it better.
 
best regards

-- 
maks