On Sat, 2003-03-22 at 15:41, Greg Meyer wrote: > On Saturday 22 March 2003 02:52 pm, Adrian Golumbovici wrote: > > Thx for the answer mate. Have one more question tho... How do I know if I > > need a module upon start and how do I create an initrd for the needed > > modules? > > And I'll add: Why does Mandrake use one anyway even if it is not required?
I can't speak for Mandrake, but the use of an initrd is often desired Instead of building every single filesystem and device driver that could possibly be required into the kernel, the initrd allows the kernel to be built modularly but still support esoteric hardware.
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