From: "John W. Linville" <linville@tuxdriver.com>
To: "Márcio Oliveira" <moliveira@latinsourcetech.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Problem with kernel image in a Prep Boot on PowerPC
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:31:04 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050824163100.GD1100@tuxdriver.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <430C8CB5.1050501@latinsourcetech.com>
On Wed, Aug 24, 2005 at 12:05:25PM -0300, Márcio Oliveira wrote:
> I think the kernel is pointing to the wrong root partiotion. In a x86
> box, I can change the kernel root partition in the boot loader (root=
> parameter) or using the "rdev" command. In my case, the IBM Power
> doesn't have a boot loader (yaboot was replaced by the kernel image) and
> the powerpc64 system doesn't have the rdev command (from util-linux
> package, the same package on x86 systems have the rdev command!).
I don't know anything that will do this on a pre-built kernel. But,
you should look at CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL and CONFIG_CMDLINE in your
kernel configuration. That will let you pre-configure the "root="
command line option.
I don't know if ppc64 can use the zImage-style boot wrapper. If it
can, that would provide you with an option of modifying the command
line at boot time if needed.
Good luck!
John
--
John W. Linville
linville@tuxdriver.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-08-24 16:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-08-24 15:05 Problem with kernel image in a Prep Boot on PowerPC Márcio Oliveira
2005-08-24 16:31 ` John W. Linville [this message]
2005-08-24 17:52 ` Márcio Oliveira
2005-08-24 18:01 ` John W. Linville
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