> > > I thought rootdev was fixed a long time back. If it's not, please tell
> > > me and I'll fix it again. 8)
> >
> > Alright I finally got around testing this with a later kern.flp
> > (3.3-R actually), and it still didn't work. ...
>
> Well i played with this once more yesterday and now i know what was
> wrong: Unlike currdev, rootdev needs a `:' at the end... So either
> I'm blind or the manpage needs fixing. :)
The manpage is probably wrong. $rootdev is obsolete and will be removed
for 4.x (if I remember).
> I also actually started making that FAQ entry (yeah!), and then
> wondered if you could also make an automagic boot floppy for a root
> disk that is entirely invisible to the BIOS, like when its on a
> BIOS-less (but otherwise supported) SCSI controller. I didn't find
> a way to do it with the original (-stable) loader, but when i made
> this patch,
4.x does this differently (better) by passing in a complete identifier.
I need to update the online help and manpage for it.
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