** Description changed: Attached patch allows booting from some subdirectory on root device via "rootsubdir" command line parameter. It is very similiar to booting from loop device, except it uses "mount -o bind". This is useful for devices whose main OS is not Ubuntu - e.g. android devices like Nexus 7. Ubuntu then does not have to replace Android, and can be easily dual-booted. + + Note: this patch can't handle paths with spaces, and I don't know how + should that be fixed. Anything with spaces should not be even passed as + kernel parameter I guess. Anyway, the "loop" option has the same problem, + since rootsubdir does almost the same thing.
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