On Friday 04 January 2002 08:07 am, Mike Andrew wrote :
> On Fri, 4 Jan 2002 21:48, Declan Moriarty wrote:
> > Was it Keith Antoine who wrote on Friday 04 January 2002 08:33:
> > > One call initrd after a recompile.................
> > > Get the update files downloaded and installed. I can see the GUI for it
> > > but no idea how to use it.
>
> I don't knw Mandrake but afaik, initrd? Are you talking about the install
> process? In which case initrd is a 'good idea'. Otherwise, unless you're
> booting from a scsi hard drive I would scrap it. It adds a layer of
> confusion to what kernel is actually running.

erp.. I don even use initrd on my scsi systems.  First thing I like to do is 
rebuild me kernels to have built in support for my root controller and 
filesystem.  I save initrd for things like emergency boot disks ...
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