diff -Nru /tmp/IJlH0XXCnP/lilo-installer-1.18ubuntu4/debian/changelog /tmp/gX2gRWATj4/lilo-installer-1.18ubuntu5/debian/changelog
--- /tmp/IJlH0XXCnP/lilo-installer-1.18ubuntu4/debian/changelog	2007-04-09 21:11:16.000000000 +0200
+++ /tmp/gX2gRWATj4/lilo-installer-1.18ubuntu5/debian/changelog	2007-04-13 09:01:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+lilo-installer (1.18ubuntu5) feisty; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/postinst:
+    - Use append="root.." to pass root device to the kernel and add
+      it on each stanza.
+    - Comment out global root entry in lilo.conf.
+    - Clean up way to build APPEND entry.
+
+  (Closes LP: #105631)
+
+ -- Fabio M. Di Nitto <fabbione@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:00:52 +0200
+
 lilo-installer (1.18ubuntu4) feisty; urgency=low
 
   * debian/isinstallable: Fix architecture detection.
diff -Nru /tmp/IJlH0XXCnP/lilo-installer-1.18ubuntu4/debian/postinst /tmp/gX2gRWATj4/lilo-installer-1.18ubuntu5/debian/postinst
--- /tmp/IJlH0XXCnP/lilo-installer-1.18ubuntu4/debian/postinst	2006-11-21 14:41:28.000000000 +0100
+++ /tmp/gX2gRWATj4/lilo-installer-1.18ubuntu5/debian/postinst	2007-04-13 08:58:38.000000000 +0200
@@ -205,9 +205,6 @@
 db_progress info lilo-installer/progress_lilo_conf
 
 user_params=$(echo $(user-params | grep -v 'vga=')) || true
-if [ -n "$user_params" ]; then
-  APPEND="    append=\"$user_params\""
-fi
 
 VGA=$(user-params | grep 'vga=') || true
 if [ -z "VGA" ]; then
@@ -218,17 +215,13 @@
 
 if [ "${SERIAL}" ]; then
   SERIAL_CONSOLE="serial=${SERIAL}"
+  console_params="console=ttyS${SERIAL}"
 else
   SERIAL_CONSOLE="# serial="
 fi
 
-if [ "${SERIAL}" ]; then
-  if [ -n "$user_params" ]; then
-    APPEND="	append=\"$user_params console=ttyS${SERIAL}\""
-  else
-    APPEND="	append=\"console=ttyS${SERIAL}\""
-  fi
-fi
+# forcing root inside append
+APPEND="	append=\"root=${rootfs} $user_params $console_params\""
 
 if [ -e "/target/initrd.img" ]; then
   INITRD="	initrd=/initrd.img"
@@ -259,7 +252,7 @@
 
 # Specifies the device that should be mounted as root. (\`/')
 #
-root=${rootfs}
+#root=${rootfs}
 
 # This option may be needed for some software RAID installs.
 #