Re: [expert] what is initrd in lilo.conf ?

2000-03-08 Thread Bill Beauchemin 

This is mainly for scsi startup. Open the file you should see your scsi
adapter.




On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Harald Wolf wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> what for is the line:
> initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.13-7mdk.img
> in the lilo.conf file
> and what is initrd-2.2.13-7mdk.img
> 

Bill Beauchemin
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RE: [expert] what is initrd in lilo.conf ?

2000-03-08 Thread Tobias Kahre 


On 08-Mar-00 Harald Wolf wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> what for is the line:
> initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.13-7mdk.img
> in the lilo.conf file
> and what is initrd-2.2.13-7mdk.img
> 

initrd points to the initial ramdisk. The ramdisk contains th first filesystem
mounted including some kernel modules, e.g. the scsi-modul.

regards,
Tobias

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Re: [expert] what is initrd in lilo.conf ?

2000-03-08 Thread Hoyt 


- Original Message - 
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Subject: Re: [expert] what is initrd in lilo.conf ?


> > what for is the line:
> > initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.13-7mdk.img
> > in the lilo.conf file
> > and what is initrd-2.2.13-7mdk.img
> 
> The line in lilo.conf tells where to find the initrd image
> 
> The image itself is read into memory and mounted as the 
> 
> initial ram disk
> 
> so that the startups can begin working  
> 
> next it mounts the root image read-only...  check for a previous proper
> unmount, etc, just as you see flash by on the console as linux is starting up.
> 

It ios exactaly that - an initial ram  filesystem that assists in teh boot process. My 
scsi-only system with the Adaptec 1502 card (no bios to boot from) needs init.rd on 
the boot floppy in order to load the scsi adapter driver so it can access the scsi 
drive and continue the boot process. One of these days, I will find that 80MB ide 
drive that's in a box some where, DOS format it, transfer the kernel and init.rd file 
a nd use loadlon.exe to bbot the system - for now a floppy will do.

Hoyt

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Re: [expert] what is initrd in lilo.conf ?

2000-03-08 Thread Civileme 

On Tue, 07 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> what for is the line:
> initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.13-7mdk.img
> in the lilo.conf file
> and what is initrd-2.2.13-7mdk.img

The line in lilo.conf tells where to find the initrd image

The image itself is read into memory and mounted as the 

initial ram disk

so that the startups can begin working  

next it mounts the root image read-only...  check for a previous proper
unmount, etc, just as you see flash by on the console as linux is starting up.

I am sure there are many more who can describe the boot procedure better.

Civileme