Did you use mkinitrd to create an initrd that sets up the /dev/loop0 mounted file as the /dev/root ?
On 8/17/07, Amir Franco Joven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi all, > > i am trying to create an ext3 rootfs image to be mounted as loopback > device. > i replaced kernel param root=/ with root=/dev/loop0 > during bootup, initrd can successfully mount it but fails during > switchroot. > > i am using fedora core 6. > > has anyone here experience the same? > > thank in advance > > > amir > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- Marie Charisse L. Gascon http://www.chasys.net
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