On Wed, Aug 02, 2006 at 04:04:57PM -0700, Hemlock wrote: > Hello, > > I'm wondering if its possible to rename my / device with udev and get grub > to see it and boot it? > Here's what I tried: > > kernel 2.6.17 > > /etc/udev/rules.d/010local.rules > > BUS="scsi", ID="0:0:0:0", NAME="sata%n" > > I have one partition on my sata drive so I edited fstab > to mount / on to /dev/sata1 instead of /dev/sda1 > > I then edited grub and changed root=/dev/sda1 to root=/dev/sata1 > I also made a new initrd image just in case: > > # mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17sata -r /dev/sata1 > (I edited the grub menu too to use the new initrd.img) Why not use labels, label the ext3 partiton and then change your /etc/fstab and -r to LABEL=/ <- place here whatever you label your partition > > If I reboot, I get a kernel panic, something about cannot open dev/console > attempted to kill init > > If I reboot again and edit the grub boot loader and point the root back > to /dev/sda1, the system boots fine, although a > # df -h > shows / mounted to /dev/sata1 > > Is it even possible to boot off a customly named root device? > > Thanks > Mike > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-amd64-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > >
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