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

[James Marcinek]

Do a man on e2label... It gives you the option of labeling a device...

James

> 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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