Re: port-i386/47566: kernel ignores root device parameter specified in boot loader

[Michael van Elst <mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-i386/47566; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Michael van Elst <mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost>
To: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>
Cc: dyoung%pobox.com@localhost, mlelstv%NetBSD.org@localhost, 
gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: port-i386/47566: kernel ignores root device parameter specified
 in boot loader
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:32:36 +0200

 On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 11:15:27PM +0900, Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
 > > David Young <dyoung%pobox.com@localhost> wrote:
 > > 
 > > > Try this,
 > > > ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/mlelstv/x86_autoconf.diff
 > > 
 > > Woot!
 > > The kernel with your patch boots from expected partition.
 > > 
 > > I revert /boot and bootxx_ffsv2, then boot the new kernel
 > > with '-a'. It shows certainly wd0f as root dev.
 > > Thanks again.
 > 
 > Is anyone working on this?
 > Shouldn't this be committed and pulled up to 6.1?
 
 If nobody complains I can commit it.
 
 
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