> Now we only need Thomas and Paul to combine their initramfs efforts to > get one kickass initramfs for all machines with sucky bootloaders.
Yes, and in the meanwhile please add an RFC for linux-rp initramfs implementation path. I think we should focus on some potential issues, because initramfs-bootimage is actually way too big for the limited space in mtd (at least for Zaurus). Thomas is working at it, developing a busybox-static using klibc. >From his work, two scenarios: 1) the initramfs-bootimage fits in mtd In this case we'd need a new recipe for the initramfs kernel: for the naming RP suggested "linux-rp-mini_2.6.2x.bb", including "linux-rp-mini.inc". This kernel would have own set of patches, helping to reduce the size. 2) the image doesn't fit, we'd use an initramfs-kexec image at first Then a new kernel+initramfs-bootmenu, unlimited in size and residing in /boot would be launched. No need for mini kernels this way, easy update when new kernels are released. Pro and Contra to discuss on the ml. My 2 cents Andrea _______________________________________________ Angstrom-distro-devel mailing list Angstrom-distro-devel@linuxtogo.org http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-devel
