Bug#302359: debian-installer: linux26 can't boot with root=/dev/ida/c0d0p1 or root=/dev/rd/c0d0p1

[Piotr Roszatycki]

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, Christian Perrier wrote:
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but you don't give any detail about the
> installation conditions, hardware flavour, architecture and so on....
>
> The above seems to suggest that you're installing on some kind of
> unusual hardware, or rare achitecture.
>
> Could you please give more details about this installation by using
> the report template and instructions you will find from
> http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer=A0?

The problem is shown with Compaq Array and Mylex DAC960 and probably with
other controllers which use root=3D/dev/subdirectory/file path schema. This
syntax is correct for Linux 2.4 but it is wrong for Linux 2.6. The Linux
2.6 has changed syntax for "root" kernel parameter and it is now
root=3D/dev/subdirectory!file path.

I can't belive I'm the only person who found this bug. The hardware RAID
controller is an usual device for standard server configuration.

--=20
=2E''`.    Piotr Roszatycki, Netia SA
: :' :    mailto:Piotr_Roszatycki@netia.net.pl
`. `'     mailto:dexter@debian.org
  `-