Yes, /dev/hdc8 is the path to your root, not the path to your init. You don't need to specify init= if yours is at the default path of /sbin/init.
On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:39:27 -0500, Eric Dunbar wrote: >> > On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:39:45 -0800, Daniel Gimpelevich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > wrote: >> > > You're supposed to use root= and/or init= with the pathname to the root >> > > or >> > > init, e.g.: root=/dev/sda5 >> > >> > I was slowly working my way in that direction ;) -- I'd figured out >> > that it was supposed to be a path but couldn't get the right one. >> > >> > What I'd like to know is why is it important to run the RAM disk, >> > rather than just the kernel 2.6.9*8 as I am doing presently (on my >> > Beige G3/266)? >> >> Hmm. I just noticed you wrote ROOT=/dev/hdc8. I'll try that now and >> keep fingers crossed. > > Well, root=/dev/hdc8 works! Now, why is it that I should be using a > RAM disk rather than "just" the kernel to boot an OldWorld machine? > (there seems to be no difference between the two) > > Also, I manged to resatisfy a dependency problem (libcom_err.so.3 and > libcom_err.so.2) :) :) :) so my server daemons are back up and running > (of course, I did remove a lot of KDE-related stuff and re-install > some of it to get there) > > Eric. > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com' _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
