[finnix] How do I tell Finnix not to mount anything from my harddrive? (newbie question)

[Ethan Grammatikidis]

On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:38:53 +0200, "Fulger Dan" <dfulger at axway.com>
said:
> 
> I want to mount everything myself using the mount command. I am not new
> to Linux, but I have never used a LiveCD before.
> 
> I couldn't find a clear answer in the FAQ or cheatcodes or anywhere
> else. I'm afraid of making a dangerous experiment. 
> 
> Do I need to manually specify the path to the CD if I disable automatic
> mounting? If so, should I use the "root=" option? Is this the "obsolete
> root change mechanism" in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/initrd.txt? Will
> my PATA harddrive show up as /dev/hda or are you mapping them to SCSI?
> 
> Will the ("boot:") command line below work? Is the syntax correct? Will
> it load the CD (from the SATA CDROM) and nothing else? Do I need
> something else? Do I need to use userdef instead and if so, do I need to
> add anything else besides initrd=minirt? 
> 
>  debug toram testcd noswap nofstab nodhcp nolvm noraid nocrypt nomouse
> tz=EEST hpet=disable acpi_use_timer_override root=/dev/sda
> 
> Also, where can I find the kernel config and any Finnix-specific boot
> scripts?

Kernel config is in /boot on a running Finnix system. It's the only
thing there on the PPC iso. Not sure about the boot scripts. All I can
suggest is "have a dig", both on the filesystem and the wiki.

> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Dan Fulger
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Ethan Grammatikidis