On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 07:45:53 +0100, Heinz Sporn wrote: > > grub> root (hd0,1) > > Fs is ext2, part type 0x83 > > grub> kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda6 > > [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x120, size 0x1463b31] > > Shouldn't that read root=/dev/sda2 since your kernel obviously sits > in /boot == /dev/sda2 ? The root paramter should define the place where > your kernel / grub stage files reside IIRC and not where your root > filesystem is located. Naming the parameter root is quite misleading > though.
These are correct. The root (dh0,1) command is for sda2. The root argument passed to the kernel is the root partition for Linux, nothing to do with the location of the bootloader files. -- Neil Bothwick Top Oxymorons Number 38: Government organization
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