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On 29/01/2019 19:41, Grant Taylor wrote: |
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> The kernel /must/ have (at least) the minimum drivers (and dependencies) |
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> to be able to boot strap. It doesn't matter if it's boot strapping an |
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> initramfs or otherwise. |
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> All of these issues about lack of a driver are avoided by having the |
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> driver statically compiled into the kernel. |
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I'm not sure to what extent it's true of 64-bit hardware, but one of the |
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big problems with non-module kernels is actually being able to load them |
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into the available ram ... something to do with BG's "640K should be |
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enough for anyone". |
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Cheers, |
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Wol |
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