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From: Dirk Heinrichs <ext-dirk.heinrichs@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ramfs - is it necessary ???
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:17:00
Message-Id: 200702230811.07486.ext-dirk.heinrichs@nokia.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] ramfs - is it necessary ??? by Neil Bothwick
1 Am Donnerstag, 22. Februar 2007 schrieb ext Neil Bothwick:
2 > On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:08:23 -0600, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
3 > > I am fairly certain I was still using my custom initrd (not an
4 > > initramfs) until 2.6.17 -- I'm fairly sure 2.6.20 still *supports*
5 > > initrd format, even if initramfs is preferred now.
6 >
7 > It does, I have a system that boots 2.6.20 using an initrd. It works fine
8 > and I don't feel inclined to get involved in initramfs voodoo just to
9 > change an already working system
10
11 What is that "voodoo" you're talking about. I did boot my /-on-EVMS system
12 with an initrd for years, only to find out that initramfs is so much easier
13 to set up. If there's voodoo, it's in initrd.
14
15 Bye...
16
17 Dirk
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Re: [gentoo-user] ramfs - is it necessary ??? Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>