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

[Jonas Smedegaard]

On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:38:52 +0200 maximilian attems wrote:

> 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.

Agreed. Thanks for your contructive view on this, Pierre and Sven.

Current behaviour shall get documented.

And I welcome patches to do limited root-shifts (what is possible
without coldplug support).


> happy to know how far back yaird has fallen

"Happy"?!? As if you've ever had a positive interest in yaird :-)


 - Jonas

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