Re: PassingBootParameter?

[ThomasRatliffDDS]

Perhaps I should have mentioned that I have tried it both ways

kernel /boot/yourkernel ide3=0xfff0,0xffff,9
        and
kernel /boot/yourkernel  append="ide3=0xfff0,0xffff,9"
  although I expected this to fail as a lilo specific method of passing
arguments.

As lilo seems to boot OK grub should have no problem.  With the
reconfirmation that
        kernel /boot/yourkernel ide3=0xfff0,0xffff,9
appears like the correct way to do this, perhaps the commas are not
permitted and I need to pass the arguement in quotes?  Any ideas?  The
messages scroll so fast I can't read them absolutely, however the PCI
errors are almost immediately in the boot process and of course never get
written to any log file that I am aware.

thanks for your help.  I'll beat on this some more!
tom






On 26 Mar 2002, Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer wrote:

> You have to include the option on the kernel line:
> kernel /boot/yourkernel ide3=0xfff0,0xffff,9
>
> It's in the doc...
>
> address@hidden (ThomasRatliffDDS) writes:
> > Can't seem to get the syntax correct on passing boot parameter to my
> > kernel with a grub boot disk
> >
> > With a boot disk (?lilo?)
> >             ide3=0xfff0,0xffff,9
> > works.
> >
> > And from within a lilo configuration
> >             append="ide3=0xfff0,0xffff,9"
> > works.
> >
> > My linux redhat7.2 installation is on a UDMA100 disk attaced to a UDMA133
> > controller and the identification of this ide bus required the boot
> > parameter above with lilo.
> >
> > I can see an error message regarding .....pci.... flash by as the kernel
> > attempts to boot and before it hangs.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> >
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