RE: Elks Distribution

Harry Kalogirou
2002-05-30T13:01:05Z

Την Πεμ, 30-05-2002 στις 10:51, ο/η Stefan de Konink έγραψε:
> > How does Linux handle that? Does it just look at /etc/fstab on the device
> > it booted from, and see where it says root is? Maybe it's a complex
> > system or something, but I know one kernel image will work with many
> > different root devices.
>
> Isn't it possible to give a / param at boot time (in the bootloader),
> maybe thats an easier way to implement in compare to the core
> modifications.
>
> Greetings,
> Stefan de Konink
>

Maybe a utility that changes the bytes that specify the root partition
in the kernel image, will do.

Harry

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