Apparently, though unproven, at 18:03 on Monday 30 August 2010, Paul Hartman did opine thusly:
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Daniel Pielmeier <bil...@gentoo.org> wrote: > > Nikos Chantziaras schrieb am 27.08.2010 18:06: > >> On 08/27/2010 07:02 PM, J. Roeleveld wrote: > >>> Actually, you can: > >>> http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-boot-rootfs/index.htm > >>> l > >>> > >>> (Read the section below "Use a label"): > >>> > >>> fstab: > >>> LABEL=ROOT / ext3 defaults 1 1 > >>> LABEL=BOOT /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 > >>> LABEL=SWAP swap swap defaults 0 0 > >>> LABEL=HOME /home ext3 nosuid,auto 1 2 > >> > >> This syntax never worked here. Always resulted in an unbootable system. > >> Only the /dev/disk/by-label/ syntax works reliably. > > > > Afaik if you are using GRUB LEGACY (0.97) and want to use LABEL/UUID in > > your grub.conf/menu.lst you also need an initrd. I think with GRUB 2 > > (1.98) it is possible without. You don't need an initrd for LABEL/UUID > > in /etc/fstab for both cases. > > FWIW I'm using sys-boot/grub-0.97-r10 with GPT, labeled partitions and > no initrd. My kernel has EFI_PARTITION compiled in (no module). > > My fstab looks like this: > > LABEL=swap none swap sw 0 0 > LABEL=boot /boot ext2 defaults,noatime 1 2 > LABEL=root / ext4 defaults,noatime 0 1 > LABEL=home /home ext4 defaults,noatime 0 1 > > My kernel boot commandline still specified root by device name > /dev/sda2 but otherwise my system works normally so far. :) Don't listen to nay-sayers. Your fstab will work just fine and there's nothing wrong with it. The LABEL= sysntax has also worked for years and years now on all grub- supported filesystems that support volume labels. I don't know where a previous poster got the idea from that it is not supported, or you need an initrd - I have never used an initrd on Gentoo and have used that syntax since forever. Similar for claims of unreliability by someone else. The only cause I can think of is using weird grub patches or some combination of insane flags. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
