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From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: how can I disable renaming of root fs to "/dev/root"?
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:58:34
Message-Id: j9kn1b$32u$2@dough.gmane.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] how can I disable renaming of root fs to "/dev/root"? by Jarry
1 On 11/11/2011 07:37 PM, Jarry wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 > this is actually not problem but rather a matter of customs:
4 > My new fresh installed system shows root-fs in "df" as
5 > /dev/root, not actuall device (in my case /dev/md2).
6 >
7 > I think I coud get used to it, but some software still needs
8 > /dev/md2 (i.e. lilo), other does not find /dev/md2 anymore
9 > and needs /dev/root to work properly (i.e. monit).
10 >
11 > Moreover, in /etc/fstab I still have to use /dev/md2 as root
12 > filesystem, while /etc/mtab shows only /dev/root.
13 >
14 > I do not like such a mess and I'd like to put it in rather
15 > consistent state where root filesystem has always the same
16 > and only name.
17
18 /dev/root *is* always the same and only name. It's always /dev/root.
19 That makes is the only and same everywhere :-/