Re: bzImage, root device Q

2001-07-20 Thread Jesse Pollard
On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, D. Stimits wrote: >When booting to a bzImage kernel, bytes 508 and 509 can be used to name >the minor and major number of the intended root device (although it can >be overridden with a command line parameter). Other characteristics are >also available this way, through bytes

bzImage, root device Q

2001-07-20 Thread D. Stimits
When booting to a bzImage kernel, bytes 508 and 509 can be used to name the minor and major number of the intended root device (although it can be overridden with a command line parameter). Other characteristics are also available this way, through bytes in the kernel. rdev makes a convenient way