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On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:20:45 -0400, Mike Edenfield wrote: |
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> > From: Neil Bothwick [mailto:neil@××××××××××.uk] |
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> > Yes it is, I now I used to waste my time like that. Now I have a |
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> > config |
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> file that |
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> > lists what needs to go into the initramfs and the kernel build |
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> automatically |
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> > pulls everything in for me. The only other thing I need is the init |
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> script. So I |
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> > get the benefit of hand crafting everything with the ease of automated |
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> > building. |
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> Are you saying your kernel build automatically rebuilds your initramfs |
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> for you? |
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Yes. The image is built into the kernel file so there are no extra files |
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or grub lines to manage. It also means that even if I screw up the |
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initramfs on a new kernel, the old one will still work exactly as before. |
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See /usr/src/linux/Documentation/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Time is the best teacher; unfortunately it kills all its students. |
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