* Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Jan 03 12:13 -0600]: > > > J.F. Gratton wrote: > >solved, but not at my full satisfaction... > > > >I compiled the kernel with initrd support and it went fine, using a > >2.6.12-10 config file. > > > >I therefore voided one of the main gain I wanted by building my own > >kernel: getting rid of initrd. I still got my own kernel at the time I > >wanted (ie: not waiting for the distro to issue one), but hey.. one > >cannot win everywhere :) > > This is something I've wondered about for a while watching various > kernel compile threads. What is the purpose of getting rid of initrd? > What is the advantage (or dis-, I suppose) of this?
The advantages are probably slightly less storage space required, a few less steps building one's own kernels, and a perceived speedup in system start time. I always built my own kernels until about a year ago when it seemed I was always missing some obscure option to enable some functionality I hadn't thought about beforehand. The stock Debian kernels are so well done that it's not worth my time for whatever small performance gain I may have gotten. Also, it's much easier installing certain packages with the Debian kernels. Sure, I don't use about 75% of the modules included, but drive space is cheaper than my time. - Nate>> -- Wireless | Amateur Radio Station N0NB | Successfully Microsoft Amateur radio exams; ham radio; Linux info @ | free since January 1998. http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/ | "Debian, the choice of My Kawasaki KZ-650 SR @ | a GNU generation!" http://www.networksplus.net/n0nb/ | http://www.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]