> On Sunday 27 February 2005 08:42, Eric Wong wrote: > > Kernel command line: ubd0=/tmp/root_fs root=98:0 > > What does the root=98:0 mean?
The major and minor device numbers of /dev/ubda. The kernel needs these to mount the root, if there is no initrd to take care of that. I'm pretty sure that the kernel itself removes "root=/dev/ubda" and replaces with "root=98:0", at least on 2.6.x. James F. Carter Voice 310 825 2897 FAX 310 206 6673 UCLA-Mathnet; 6115 MSA; 405 Hilgard Ave.; Los Angeles, CA, USA 90095-1555 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.math.ucla.edu/~jimc (q.v. for PGP key) ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-user mailing list User-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-user
