Re: [Bug-grub] GRUB fails where loadlin works

[Gordon Matzigkeit]

Carel Fellinger <address@hidden> writes:

>     dosutils\loadlin linux root=/dev/ram initrd=images-1.44/root.bin \
>                      disksize=1.44
> 
> vs.
>     root    (hd0,1)
>     kernel  /debian/linux root=/dev/ram
>     initrd  /debian/images-1.44/root.bin disksize=1.44
> 
> or
> 
>     root    (hd0,1)
>     kernel  /debian/linux root=/dev/ram initrd=/debian/images-1.44/root.bin \
>             disksize=1.44

Try another combination:

      root    (hd0,1)
      kernel  /debian/linux root=/dev/ram disksize=1.44
      initrd  /debian/images-1.44/root.bin

> I know of many ways to solve my needs, but I like to understand why I
> can't get GRUB to play along.

AFAIK, `initrd=' doesn't mean anything to Grub's `kernel' command, nor
does `disksize=' mean anything to its `initrd' command.

I hope this helps,

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