Re: Is root=UUID=... a supported kernel parameter?

On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 12:21:27AM -0500, Leroy Tennison wrote:
> If yes, what is the correct format (I tried the above with the UUID 
> reported from dumpe2fs, didn't work).  If no, please consider as an 
> enhancement request.

No, it's not supported.  The kernel doesn't deal with UUIDs at all.
The initrd of various distributions support this feature, though.

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