> > > kernel by default. You can do 'setenv OSLoader linux', which will > > > make it use the linux kernel by default, but 'setenv OSLoader > > > linux root=/dev/sda1' doesn't work (it's too long to be saved in > > > the prom). > > > > Good to know. Does quoting help? I can't imagine that they made the env > > var THAT limited. > > I wouldn't have thought so, but I wasn't able to figure it out. I was > thinking there might be something else in the env that you could set > that would pass the parameters, but I've yet to figure out what... Do let me > know if you figure it out. :) >
I actually got the above method to work by using the hex id of the root device. something like 'setenv OSLoader "linux root=0x801"'. This is from memory, so you had better check the syntax from the kernel source. I forgot exactly how long the OSLoader string can be, but it's just barely long enough. Also, I think the newer boot consoles have more space. Greg -- Greg Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://physics.clarku.edu/~gjohnson finger for PGP key
