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| From: | Marcus Wanner <marcusw@×××.net> | ||
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| To: | gentoo-user@l.g.o | ||
| Subject: | Re: [gentoo-user] usb HD cannot boot without initramfs | ||
| Date: | Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:53:38 | ||
| Message-Id: | 4B2C31EB.7010204@cox.net | ||
| In Reply to: | Re: [gentoo-user] usb HD cannot boot without initramfs by Robert Bridge |
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| 1 | On 12/18/2009 7:39 PM, Robert Bridge wrote: |
| 2 | > Try passing a rootdelay option to the kernel to allow the kernels USB |
| 3 | > probe to complete before it tries to mount the USB device. |
| 4 | > |
| 5 | > e.g. kernel /boot/kernel root=/dev/usbhdd rootdelay=30 in grub |
| 6 | > |
| 7 | 30 seconds is a bit much, IMHO. USB probes in my experience never take |
| 8 | more than 5. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Marcus |