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Jules

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Registered: 2005-12-20

Posts: 27

pivot_root message during bootup

Hi all,

During bootup just before INIT, the following message is displayed:

pivot_root: pivot_root: Invalid argument

I'm booting the 2.6.15-archck kernel.
My pc seems to work fine. But why is this message displayed? Just curious.

Cheers,
Jules

codemac

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From: Cliche Tech Place

Registered: 2005-05-13

Posts: 794

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Re: pivot_root message during bootup

I just saw that in my boot too.  I as well have no clue what it means.

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Cerebral

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From: Waterloo, ON, CA

Registered: 2005-04-08

Posts: 3,108

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Re: pivot_root message during bootup

It's safe to ignore.  It has to do with the initrd/initramfs, but I don't know the entire details.  I'm sure iphitus could explain, if he really felt like it.

iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: pivot_root message during bootup

Its just a minor mistake on my behalf in the initramfs system. When I have time, I will be giving mkinitramfs a big cleanup, which should remove this. In the meantime, it's entirely harmless.

iphitus