RE: Which device did I boot from?

[Dallas Clement]

You are correct, this is a custom built Linux kernel.  In fact, I am
trying to install the custom Linux kernel from an init/install script
running from initramfs.

On Fri, 2007-06-22 at 12:45 -0400, Gregg C Levine wrote:
> Hello!
> Ideally we'd need to know which distribution you chose for your work. But
> baring those details I can tell you that the root volume that this started
> from is indeed /dev/ha with the appropriate partitions starting at /dev/hda1
> all the way to /dev/hda4. And typically the boot process starts from
> /dev/hda1, unless you're using a Red Hat based one, in which case all bets
> are off.
> 
> Also check to see if there are given details regarding how GRUB was
> installed, that may give you more clues.
> 
> 
> Seriously though the fact that we see your menu.lst file without a splash
> image entry does suggest that you might have set this up yourself, or used
> one that does not use them.
> --
> Gregg C Levine address@hidden
> "The Force will be with you. Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi
>   
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
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> Clement
> > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 6:41 AM
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> > Subject: Which device did I boot from?
> > 
> > Can anyone tell me how to determine which device Linux booted from.  I
> > am using GRUB to boot Linux.  My menu.lst config is this:
> > 
> > title           GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.21.1
> > root            (hd0,0)
> > kernel          /boot/kernels/bzImage
> > 
> > Once booted from Linux, I would like to be able to tell which Linux
> > device, i.e. /dev/hdx or /dev/sdx corresponds to hd0.
> > 
> > Is there a way to determine this?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > 
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