* David Härdeman <david@hardeman.nu> [20070314 20:58]: > Feel free to install the new initramfs-tools, then apply the > above patch to udev, install, regenerate the initramfs image and > try booting with rootdelay=20 and see if it pauses 20 secs at the > right stage of the boot. Ok, just verified it: Using current version of initramfs-tools (0.85f) with current udev and lilo plus udev-support_rootdelay.patch applied works when using something like "rootdelay=7" as bootoption on my external USB harddisk installation. *Without* the rootdelay option the system definitely fails to boot (as documented in #401916 in more detail), *with* the rootdelay option it works as expected. JFTR: $KERNELSOURCE/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt documents the option as well: | rootdelay= [KNL] Delay (in seconds) to pause before | attempting to mount the root filesystem .. so this feature should hit Etch anyway. Further suggestions: It would be fine to provide some output while running the "sleep $ROOTDELAY" so users without usplash_write are notified about this issue as well. If mounting the rootdevice *fails* there should be some basic documentation available on the screen how to fix this issue. The rootdelay stuff should be mentioned as well as using features like root=UUID=$UUID_OF_DEVICE (which works fine as well). regards, -mika-
Attachment:
pgpzJn_vGM_eP.pgp
Description: PGP signature