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From: Eric Valette <Eric.Valette@Free.fr>
To: Phil Turmel <philip@turmel.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Florian Mickler <florian@mickler.org>
Subject: Re: Please add generic support for root=UUID= at kernel parameter command line (LABEL, BYID maybe also)
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:32:41 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4C768919.30104@Free.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4C72EE8F.3040708@turmel.org>

On 08/23/2010 11:56 PM, Phil Turmel wrote:
> (Adding cut CC...  sorry about the duplicate)
>
> Hi Eric,

Hi Phil

I found a solution myself using the grub embedded "search --fs-uuid". I 
do it once the linux boot partition and also on one partition of the 
external disk. If the search on the external disk report an error, I 
know root=/dev/sda1 else root=/dev/sdb1. But I really think this should 
be linux job!

I also converted my /etc/fstab to LABEL=foo /foo syntax.

Now I'm really puzzled grub2 as a "search by fs uuid" command that linux 
is unable to deliver for the root device!

I have seen read hat patch for supporting this feature ext2 as early as 
in 1999!

-- eric



  reply	other threads:[~2010-08-26 15:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-08-23 14:37 Please add generic support for root=UUID= at kernel parameter command line (LABEL, BYID maybe also) Eric Valette
2010-08-23 21:56 ` Phil Turmel
2010-08-26 15:32   ` Eric Valette [this message]
2010-08-26 19:53     ` Phil Turmel
2010-08-27 11:59       ` Eric Valette
2010-08-27 16:37         ` Matthias Schniedermeyer
2010-08-27 19:09           ` Eric Valette
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2010-08-23 14:10 Eric Valette
2010-08-23 20:05 ` Florian Mickler
2010-08-23 20:11   ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-08-24 10:06     ` Florian Mickler
2010-08-24  8:19   ` Eric Valette

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