From de49ed4bcab097563031b24f24d7f5c5d149e20f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: maximilian attems Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 02:30:18 +0200 Subject: initramfs-tools.8: document UUID usage for root and all_generic_ide closes: #489186 Signed-off-by: maximilian attems --- initramfs-tools.8 | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/initramfs-tools.8 b/initramfs-tools.8 index 75c7827..4c4aeb4 100644 --- a/initramfs-tools.8 +++ b/initramfs-tools.8 @@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ the binary to hand over execution to on the root fs after the initramfs scripts .TP \fB \fI root the device node to mount as the root file system. +The recommended usage is to specify the UUID as followed "root=UUID=xxx". +As normal device names are not stable and may change depending on the +boot order. .TP \fB \fI rootdelay @@ -118,6 +121,10 @@ The default is premount without any arg. Beware that if both "panic" and "break" are present, initramfs will not spawn any shells but reboot instead. +.TP +\fB \fI all_generic_ide +loads generic IDE/ATA chipset support on boot. + .SH HOOK SCRIPTS -- cgit v1.2.3