| To: | Dave Gilbert <gilbertd@treblig.org> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Passing kernel args |
| From: | Florian Lohoff <flo@rfc822.org> |
| Date: | Fri, 20 Apr 2001 10:16:33 +0200 |
| Cc: | Guido Guenther <guido.guenther@gmx.net>, linux-mips@oss.sgi.com |
| In-reply-to: | <Pine.LNX.4.10.10104192336540.894-100000@tardis.home.dave>; from gilbertd@treblig.org on Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 11:45:08PM +0100 |
| Organization: | rfc822 - pure communication |
| References: | <20010419224030.A19856@bilbo.physik.uni-konstanz.de> <Pine.LNX.4.10.10104192336540.894-100000@tardis.home.dave> |
| Sender: | owner-linux-mips@oss.sgi.com |
| User-agent: | Mutt/1.3.15i |
On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 11:45:08PM +0100, Dave Gilbert wrote:
> So if you:
>
> setenv OSLoadOptions "root=/dev/sda1 ro"
>
> The kernel actually sees:
> OSLoadOptions=root=/dev/sda1 ro
>
> So I had to do:
>
> setenv OSLoadOptions " root=/dev/sda1 ro"
>
> Which works like a dream. (Note the trailing space after the first " )
This sounds like a ARC firmware bug. The patch Guido produced 2
weeks ago now in the kernel worked for me on multiple indys and indigo2s
up to now without the leading space.
Flo
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Florian Lohoff flo@rfc822.org +49-5201-669912
Why is it called "common sense" when nobody seems to have any?
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