Cannot use UUID with self-compiled kernel (Hardy)

[Derek Broughton]

Mumia W. wrote:

> Rashkae wrote:
>> 
>> It's not a bug.. Being able to specify a root device by UUID is just one
>> of the many benefits initramfs offers.
>> 
>>
http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Uk/uk.comp.os.linux/2007-03/msg00069.html
>> 
>> I think the direction of kernel devs is to offload as much stuff to
>> userspace as possible, so I doubt anyone will be interested in
>> integrating the UUID stuff into the kernel.
>> 
> 
> Thank you. I filed a bug anyway:
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11162

Certainly there's no chance of getting this behaviour changed _without_
filing bugs.  The worst that can happen is that it'll be closed as "Wont
fix".

Why though do you not want an initrd?
-- 
derek