root= for Fedora 17 pxeboot?

[Adam Williamson]

On Mon, 2012-02-27 at 14:16 -0800, Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R wrote:

> I have looked at the document and have no idea of what to include in a root=
> phrase.  Apparently no one else does or they would mention a universal root=
> that just works as well as Fedora 16 pxeboot did without a root= phrase.

I'm not sure why you didn't look at the *other* reply to your question,
which directed you to the appropriate bug report:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=785815

Where you find the appropriate parameter - it seems to be approximately
"root=live:(path_to_squashfs.img_from_build_to_install)"

> Between a broken pxeboot and an anaconda that flips out when it sees the 
> wrong
> version of Linux on the hard drive, I would think folks would wish to get a
> robust install experience before proclaiming a public beta.

The beta doesn't go out for another month or so. This is the alpha.
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