shv Wrote:
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> OpenWRT is just another OS. Therefore I would
> expect that booting from IDE can also be used with
> it. The command setenv usb_root LABEL=rootfs is
> used for USB booting to indicate which partition
> shall be used for booting. It is not really
> necessary for booting from IDE.
Actually it does, in case you have both USB and HDD attached. In that case the disk you want to boot with should be labeled rootfs. Remember usb_root here is just an environment variable, it could be named anything. As long as it is placed at the right place in the bootargs.
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> OpenWRT is just another OS. Therefore I would
> expect that booting from IDE can also be used with
> it. The command setenv usb_root LABEL=rootfs is
> used for USB booting to indicate which partition
> shall be used for booting. It is not really
> necessary for booting from IDE.
Actually it does, in case you have both USB and HDD attached. In that case the disk you want to boot with should be labeled rootfs. Remember usb_root here is just an environment variable, it could be named anything. As long as it is placed at the right place in the bootargs.