Hans Kaper wrote: > Op Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:23:58 +0100 schreef Baho Utot > <baho-u...@columbus.rr.com>: > > >> I would like to boot LFS-6.5 on USB >> >> I have it working except that when I change from my desktop computer >> which has 3 drives to my laptop that only has one drive I must edit grub >> and change the kernel line to point to the prober /dev/sdx drive >> >> I would like to boot grub on the USB drive and have it come up without >> editing the kernel line for the drive >> >> I have searched the web looking for fixes and tried using UUID and >> Labels. >> >> I have used e2label to set the label on the USB drive to LFS-6.5 >> >> > > >> # The first entry is for LFS. >> title LFS 6.5-SDD1 >> root (hd0,0) >> kernel /boot/lfskernel-2.6.30.2 root=/dev/sdd1 rootdelay=10 >> >> > It surprises me that this works on your laptop with only one drive. Why > should your USB-device on the laptop also be named sdd1 as it is on your > desktop? > >
It doesn't work on the laptop, I need to change the entry to root=/dev/sdb1 to make it work >> title LFS 6.5-UUID >> root (hd0,0) >> kernel /boot/lfskernel-2.6.30.2 >> root=UUID=6cb4887-1eb2-4180-9566-391a8b3f7b45 ro rootdelay=10 >> >> title LFS 6.5-LABEL >> root (hd0,0) >> kernel /boot/lfskernel-2.6.30.2 root=LABEL=LFS-6.5 ro rootdelay=10 >> >> > I tried these too, but did not succeed either. The succesful advice I got > was to delete the root= option altogether when booting from the USB-device > because the bootpartition is already defined with the root(hd0,0) > Grub-entry. > I am curious to know what the experts have to say about why the UUID- and > LABEL-options don't work. > I'll try deleting the root= option and have a go at it. The rootdelay option that you posted worked See my follow up to Bruce on the LABEL/UUID Thanks -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
