What is this "root=LABEL=/" stuff?

Douglas Phillipson dougp at intermind.net
Tue Apr 6 16:36:43 UTC 2004


When compiling a stock kernel from kernel.org (on RH9), the process puts
root=LABEL=/ in my /boot/grub/menu.lst file.  My machines never boot 
with it there, I always have to change it to root=/dev/hda[x].  Could 
someone please explain whats happening here?  Am I doing something 
wrong?  Why do I always have to modify the menu.lst file when I build a 
new kernel?

Thanks

Doug P





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