>From looking at the code it seems like server-id should really be named server-IP. --- Index: dracut/dracut.kernel.7.xml =================================================================== --- dracut.orig/dracut.kernel.7.xml 2011-10-31 21:12:55.371535209 +1100 +++ dracut/dracut.kernel.7.xml 2011-10-31 21:13:32.100192208 +1100 @@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ with a valid DHCP root-path.</para> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><envar>ip=</envar><replaceable><client-IP></replaceable>: - <replaceable><server-id></replaceable> + <replaceable><server-IP></replaceable> :<replaceable><gateway-IP></replaceable>:<replaceable><netmask></replaceable>:<replaceable><client_hostname></replaceable>:<replaceable><interface></replaceable>:<replaceable>{none|off}</replaceable></term> <listitem> <para>explicit network configuration. If you want do define a IPv6 address, put it in brackets (e.g. [2001:DB8::1]). Index: dracut/modules.d/40network/parse-ip-opts.sh =================================================================== --- dracut.orig/modules.d/40network/parse-ip-opts.sh 2011-10-31 21:12:59.875615777 +1100 +++ dracut/modules.d/40network/parse-ip-opts.sh 2011-10-31 21:13:38.132300111 +1100 @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ # # ip=<interface>:[dhcp|on|any] # -# ip=<client-IP-number>:<server-id>:<gateway-IP-number>:<netmask>:<client-hostname>:<interface>:[dhcp|on|any|none|off] +# ip=<client-IP-number>:<server-IP-number>:<gateway-IP-number>:<netmask>:<client-hostname>:<interface>:[dhcp|on|any|none|off] # # When supplying more than only ip= line, <interface> is mandatory and # bootdev= must contain the name of the primary interface to use for -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe initramfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html