On Fri, 1 Dec 1995 14:48:50 +0000 (MET)  Waldi Ravens wrote:
> 
> The question is, is this a `well known' limitation? If so,
> wouldn't it be more appropriate if some error message, like
> "no suitable root" were displayed?

I've got a 512/4096 backup root fs and I can use it no problem.

2 questions:

1) is /dev propulated? (I use dump/restore; does pax do devices properly?)
2) is /etc/fstab proper? (ie mounts root from the 2nd root, not the 1st)