From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:41:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:41:24 -0400 Received: from h24-67-14-151.cg.shawcable.net ([24.67.14.151]:8443 "EHLO webber.adilger.int") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:41:24 -0400 From: Andreas Dilger Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 10:38:57 -0600 To: Domen Stangar Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: how to setup loopback before calling mount_root() .. root=/dev/loop0 Message-ID: <20020417163857.GN20464@turbolinux.com> Mail-Followup-To: Domen Stangar , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020417181853.00bf1c00@212.118.71.191> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i X-GPG-Key: 1024D/0D35BED6 X-GPG-Fingerprint: 7A37 5D79 BF1B CECA D44F 8A29 A488 39F5 0D35 BED6 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Apr 17, 2002 18:24 +0200, Domen Stangar wrote: > Can anyone please tell me if there is a way to use lo_ioctl before mounting > root. > How to use lo_ioctl in kernel in way like: > losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/hda3 ? > then root=/dev/loop0 Set up an initrd which does this exactly. Cheers, Andreas -- Andreas Dilger http://www-mddsp.enel.ucalgary.ca/People/adilger/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2resize/