> > using the SuSE rescue disk. No idea how SuSE copes with readonly root fs. > > It doesnt work per default, some guys did some hacks to the boot scripts > to have a readonly root fs. > Well, but most users want to story something on their hard drives so it
Everybody seems to use hard disks for storage these days, but some sort of agreement to have the kernel initially mount root readonly evolved nonetheless (at least four years ago the kernel default mount option was changed). It's just about convenience and checking the root fs every time on boot. > doesnt work per default. Have a look at support.suse.de, there is (proably) > some info about readonly root. I'll take a look there. Michael