On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 08:32:01PM -0700, Alvin Oga wrote: > mkinitrd ... > > or take an existing initrd.gz file...decompress it > into /dev/ram or /dev/loop > > than change the kernel to your version, add your libs/commands > and other stuff you want in the initrd to make your system > bootable > > and compress that /dev/loop image into your_initrd.gz and add that > as your initrd image in lilo > > or so goes the simplified 3-line howto...
um, point the way or name the doc, if you would. > either way...you need to make sure you have minixfs and /dev/ram enabled > in your kernel to be able to create initrd files eh? > i created a full system in about 2.5Mb that expands into 8-16Mb of > linux hierachy that runs in memory ( /dev/ramxx ) > ( put that on a 4Mb flash and you've got a nice firewall ?? ) ding ding ding! you've got my attention... that's almost precisely what i'd like to accomplish. can you do that with debian? > you can try tomsrtbt too but, its bash is too small as is its libraries do you have a more fleshed-out documentation trail of making a uncompress-onto-ramdisk-during-boot system? -- DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #3 from Will Trillich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : Wondering how to find WHICH PACKAGE CONTAINS x-y-or-z? Just enter "dpkg -S part/of/path" and you'll get a list of all packages that affect paths like that. For an example, try "dpkg -S http". Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ...
