Re: [gentoo-user] Using "root=LABEL=xxxx" in grub.conf

[Stroller]

On 9 Feb 2009, at 09:18, Neil Bothwick wrote:

> On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 07:26:38 +0000, Stroller wrote:
>
>> I can find numerous references to this syntax going back to 2005 or
>> so, and some major distros seem to use it as the default way of
>> describing "root=" to the kernel.
>
> It would appear that you need an initrd/initramfs to use this.
>
> http://mulix.livejournal.com/84768.html

Ah! Many thanks. I will live without this shortcut, then, I think.

I bow to your vastly superior Google-Fu.

Stroller.