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On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 07:59 +0100, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: |
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> Am Dienstag, 15. Januar 2008 schrieb ext Michael Schmarck: |
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> > Nice thing about genkernel (and other such tools in other distributions) |
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> > is, that they also create an initrd. |
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> Even though most users don't need one. There are only two cases where one |
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> needs an initrd/initramfs: |
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> 1) Your / fs is encrypted and/or located on a logical volume or soft raid |
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> device. |
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> 2) You need a propietary driver module for getting at your / fs. |
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what about making a nice flash splash?! I think you need an initrd for |
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that too. |
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cya, |
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Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> |
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"I used to think that *I* was stupid, and then I met philosophers." |
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-- (Terry Pratchett, Small Gods) |
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