Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 12 Jun 2005 12:32:36 +0200 (MEST) | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | Subject | Re: optional delay after partition detection at boot time |
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> > - you don't know the root device, so the kernel will > panic at boot because it cannot find the root device. > In this case, you have the partition list still on > the screen as it's among the latest things in the > boot order. And if your kernel reboots upon panic, > just boot it with panic=30 so get 30 seconds to read > the partition table.
And, I might add, boot with vga=6 to get a *BIG* screen, so you won't miss any messages.
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