From: walt <w41ter@gmail.com>
To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Question about scsi device names
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:56:00 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <h1bhod$d1$1@ger.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090617141958.GB22727@mars.virtualiron.com>
Konrad Rzeszutek wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 04:26:58PM -0700, walt wrote:
>> The kernel chooses the root partition based on its own value of rdev,
>
> Which on most distros is the initrd image (/dev/ram0)?
>
> You _need_ to have an initrd image. Then rdev points to (1,0 -
> /dev/ram0) and executes the /init process which takes care of scaning
> the disks for the labels and pivots in a root filesystem depending on the label
> (or the LVM if that is there).
Excellent, thanks very much. This is the first time in many years I've
had to worry about a vaguely defined root partition, so I forgot about
initrd.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-06-17 19:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-06-12 0:36 Question about scsi device names walt
2009-06-16 19:35 ` Billy Crook
2009-06-16 23:26 ` walt
2009-06-17 14:19 ` Konrad Rzeszutek
2009-06-17 19:56 ` walt [this message]
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