On Nov 24, 2008, at 10:53 AM, Patrick Spinler wrote:
+) It automagically pulls the current list of activated DASD channel numbers, and includes those in the ramdisk image it builds for activation at next IPL. No forgetting to edit /etc/modules.conf when extending a machine with more DASD. +) It automagically builds a initrd for every installed kernel in /boot, unless given just a specific kernel by command line options. Not having mandatory options for mkinitrd is sweet.
This is also a PITA if you're, for instance, attempting to add diag support to an existing disk. I find its helpfulness pretty irritating as soon as I want to do anything more complicated than adding or removing disks. Adam ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
