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Old 02-20-2008, 06:50 AM
Chris Newport
 
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Default Re: boot using mount root=/dev/hdaN still prompts for root disk

Lars wrote:
> Hello,
>
> With Slackware 10, I am trying to figure out how to boot from floppy (in
> case of LILO problems, etc.) but then use the root file system on the hard
> disk instead of the root floppies. The root partition in on /dev/hda3. The
> kernel is the default basic kernel used by the installation program.
>
> When I boot, I hold down the left shift key to get the boot prompt and then
> specify "mount root=/dev/hda3" but it still prompts for root floppies. What
> am I missing??


mount root=/dev/hda3 noinitrd
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