isolinux config: how to detect the boot CDROM
- From: zvika.ferentz@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:04:58 -0800 (PST)
Hi,
I'm working on an installation CD. this is simply a LiveCD that is
calling my installation-scripts instead of the standard init script .
I'm using debootstrap (debian etch) plus isolinux .
In my isolinux configuration (isolinux.cfg) i need to specify the
"root device" , usually i use "root=/dev/hda" , because my CDROM lies
in ide0 .
However, sometimes i want to boot to "/dev/hdb" or "/dev/hdc" (depends
on the machine,bios,...) , and i'm not sure how can i specify a
"dynamic" root .
As a workaround, i've changed the "init script" of my ramdrive so i
can specify "root=CDROM" and than i search for such cdrom in a
script , however - i'm sure that there's another method for detecting
the "bootable" cdrom .
any help ?
zferentz
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