diff -upk.orig lilo-22.7.1.orig/bsect.c lilo-22.7.1/bsect.c

--- lilo-22.7.1.orig/bsect.c	2006-12-29 13:35:37 +0000

+++ lilo-22.7.1/bsect.c	2006-12-29 13:37:25 +0000

@@ -1061,6 +1061,9 @@ if (image) { /* long section specific to

 	    if (stat("/",&st) < 0) pdie("stat /");

 	    sprintf(strchr(options,0),"root=%x ",(unsigned int) st.st_dev);

 	}

+	else if (strlen(root)>5 && !strncmp(root,"UUID=",5)) {

+	    sprintf(strchr(options,0),"root=%s ", root);

+	}

 	else if (strlen(root)>6 && !strncmp(root,"LABEL=",6)) {

 	    sprintf(strchr(options,0),"root=%s ", root);

 	}

diff -upk.orig lilo-22.7.1.orig/manPages/lilo.conf.5 lilo-22.7.1/manPages/lilo.conf.5

--- lilo-22.7.1.orig/manPages/lilo.conf.5	2006-12-29 13:35:38 +0000

+++ lilo-22.7.1/manPages/lilo.conf.5	2006-12-29 13:37:25 +0000

@@ -732,13 +732,16 @@ the kernel Makefile, and can later be ch

 .sp

 (22.6) The root filesystem may also be specified by a

 .B LABEL=

-directive, as in '/etc/fstab'.  In this case, the argument to

+or (since 22.7.1)

+.B UUID=

+directives, as in '/etc/fstab'.  In this case, the argument to

 .I root=

 must be enclosed in quotation marks, to avoid a syntax error on the second

 equal sign; viz., 

 .sp

 .nf

      root="LABEL=MyDisk"

+     root="UUID=deadbeef-dead-c0de-cafe-f00dbadc0ded"

 .fi

 .sp

 Note:  The command line