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Bug#279911: marked as done (Should mention the initrd parameter to be passed to kernel command line)

Your message dated Sun, 2 Mar 2014 02:16:12 +0100
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and subject line Re: Bug#279911: debian-installer: initrd not mentioned when no bootloader is chosen
has caused the Debian Bug report #279911,
regarding Should mention the initrd parameter to be passed to kernel command line
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Package: debian-installer
Severity: important
Justification: System would not boot if initrd is not passed to the kernel.

The debian-installer provides the option to ``continue without a
bootloader''. It might be an option for experts only but still it
displays a note which should help configuring the bootloader.

However this note is incomplete and thus the system won't boot because
the kernel doesn't find its root filesystem. It mentions the kernel to
boot (/vmlinuz) and the root (root=/dev/hdXX) boot option, but not the
one required to load the initrd (initrd=/initrd.img) which is required
by the shipped kernel to find the root partition.

Keep up the good work -- the installations I did with the new
debian-installer went mostly very well.

Cheers,
Philpp Kern

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Frans Pop <aragorn@tiscali.nl> (2004-11-07):
> On Saturday 06 November 2004 11:49, Frans Pop wrote:
> > In the meantime I'll add a comment in the manual about this.
> 
> Done.
> 
> --- nobootloader.xml    (revision 23648)
> +++ nobootloader.xml    (working copy)
> @@ -13,5 +13,16 @@
>  Macintosh, Atari, and Amiga systems, where the original operating system
>  must be maintained on the box and used to boot GNU/Linux.</phrase>
> 
> +</para><para>
> +
> +If you plan to manually configure your bootloader, you should check the
> +name of the installed kernel in <filename>/target/boot</filename>.
> +You should also check that directory for the presence of an
> +<firstterm>initrd</firstterm>; if one is present, you will probably have
> +to instruct your bootloader to use it. Other information you will need
> +are the disk and partition you selected for your <filename>/</filename>
> +filesystem and, if you chose to install <filename>/boot</filename> on a
> +separate partition, also your <filename>/boot</filename> filesystem.
> +
>  </para>
>     </sect3>

So that's still around, namely “6.3.6.4. Continue Without Boot Loader”.
Given Sven's comments[1], I'm tempted not to touch nobootloader at all;
closing accordingly.

 1. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=279911#19

Mraw,
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