Re: [arch-general] devtmpfs

2010-06-26 Thread Damjan Georgievski
> As far as im aware it doesnt work with initramfs either. You are top posting so it's entirelly not clear what are you saying doesn't work. But root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/xx-yy-zz-etc does work with Arch's initramfs with udev. > And if I do will I be able to use root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/xx-yy-zz-e

Re: [arch-general] devtmpfs

2010-06-26 Thread Andrej Gelenberg
On 06/26/2010 01:50 PM, Damjan Georgievski wrote: And if I do will I be able to use root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/xx-yy-zz-etc No. or any of the similar kernel command line options? Which ones? I meant the options like root=/dev/disk/by-label or maybe root=LABEL=Arch or something you can use f

Re: [arch-general] devtmpfs

2010-06-26 Thread Chris Bannister
As far as im aware it doesnt work with initramfs either. On 26 June 2010 12:53, Thomas Bächler wrote: > Am 26.06.2010 13:50, schrieb Damjan Georgievski: And if I do will I be able to use root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/xx-yy-zz-etc >>> >>> No. >>> or any of the similar kernel command line option

Re: [arch-general] devtmpfs

2010-06-26 Thread Thomas Bächler
Am 26.06.2010 13:50, schrieb Damjan Georgievski: >>> And if I do will I be able to use root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/xx-yy-zz-etc >> >> No. >> >>> or any of the similar kernel command line options? >> >> Which ones? > > I meant the options like root=/dev/disk/by-label or maybe > root=LABEL=Arch or someth

Re: [arch-general] devtmpfs

2010-06-26 Thread Damjan Georgievski
>> And if I do will I be able to use root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/xx-yy-zz-etc > > No. > >> or any of the similar kernel command line options? > > Which ones? I meant the options like root=/dev/disk/by-label or maybe root=LABEL=Arch or something -- damjan

Re: [arch-general] devtmpfs

2010-06-26 Thread Thomas Bächler
Am 26.06.2010 03:46, schrieb Damjan Georgievski: > Now that DEVTMPFS is enabled by default in the Arch configuration, > what are its benefits? Some of the initial setup at boot is simplified. Some race conditions don't exist anymore. And it may happen that future udev features require devtmpfs. >

[arch-general] devtmpfs

2010-06-25 Thread Damjan Georgievski
Now that DEVTMPFS is enabled by default in the Arch configuration, what are its benefits? Can I make an initramfs without udev now? And if I do will I be able to use root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/xx-yy-zz-etc or any of the similar kernel command line options? -- damjan