On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 5:45 AM, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote: > On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 04:40:12 -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > >> >> Why is root=/dev/ram0 real_root= in the sample/prototype? >> >> > That's for using an initrd, specifically the one produced by >> > genkernel. With no initrd you simply give the actual root device. >> >> I can't remember ever using a distro without an initrd before Gentoo, or >> needing /dev/ram* to boot except for an installation kernel. > > Like I said, it's the genkernel way of doing things. I never liked > genkernel so never had to deal with that. I used to create my own > initramfs's, but dracut made it too easy so I let that do all the work > now. >
Yeah, genkernel is a bit odd in that regard. Just one more reason not to use it. :) I just use dracut, and like just about every other initramfs out there it doesn't use root=/dev/ram* real_root=whatever. -- Rich
