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On 06/21/2010 03:37 PM, Dale wrote: |
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> I don't use initrd and not sure why most people need one... |
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Good point, and I'd like to know why, too. AFAIK the major use of initrd |
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is on installation CD's, where the maker of the install disk has no way of |
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knowing in advance what hardware/filesystems the "installee" is using, and |
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thus must be ready for any surprise. |
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If this point of view is misguided or incomplete, please hit me with the |
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cluestick, asap :) |
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(BTW, hal is never off-topic for Dale. Don't ask why, it's ancient history |
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now, just like hal. I don't think Dale is ancient history, though, quite |
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yet, well, almost ;) |
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