ata and scsi modules in initrd

Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com
Mon Dec 3 16:23:26 UTC 2007


David Zeuthen wrote:

> Code in the initramfs shouldn't have to be modified just because you
> throw extra kernel modules in. Seriously. The initramfs isn't hard, it's
> a solved problem [0], it goes like this
> 
>  - figure out UUID or LABEL [1] for rootfs. Write out an udev rule that
>    will create a /dev/root symlink to said device
[...]

> [1] : Or device name though it should never ever be necessary to use
>       device names.

How do you get the UUID or LABEL or filesystem on the device without 
knowing the device name?

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   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell at gmail.com




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