On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 12:05:35PM +0530, Mandeep Sandhu wrote:
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:07 AM, horseriver horseriv...@gmail.com wrote:
hi:)
Is /boot/initrd.img a root filesystem? what is the filetype of it?
Yes, it's a rootfs with minimal stuff needed for booting a workable
system.
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 5:10 AM, horseriver horseriv...@gmail.com wrote:
Does this /boot/initrd.img file come out when building kernel ?
how to build it?
you use your distro supplied /sbin/mkinitrd or /sbin/mkinitramfs
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On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 03:07:13PM +0700, Mulyadi Santosa wrote:
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 5:10 AM, horseriver horseriv...@gmail.com wrote:
Does this /boot/initrd.img file come out when building kernel ?
how to build it?
you use your distro supplied /sbin/mkinitrd or /sbin/mkinitramfs
On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 10:50 PM, horseriver horseriv...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 03:07:13PM +0700, Mulyadi Santosa wrote:
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 5:10 AM, horseriver horseriv...@gmail.com
wrote:
Does this /boot/initrd.img file come out when building kernel ?
how to
On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 06:10:36 +0800, horseriver said:
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 12:05:35PM +0530, Mandeep Sandhu wrote:
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:07 AM, horseriver horseriv...@gmail.com wrote:
hi:)
Is /boot/initrd.img a root filesystem? what is the filetype of it?
Yes, it's a rootfs
Of course, an initrd on floppy is kind of silly, because you still need to
find someplace else to fit the actual kernel - which hasn't fit on a floppy
for quite some time.
Do we must need initrd.img to boot system ?
Does this /boot/initrd.img file come out when building kernel
hi:)
Is /boot/initrd.img a root filesystem? what is the filetype of it?
Can I put initrd.img in a floppy to boot system ?
thanks!
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On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:07 AM, horseriver horseriv...@gmail.com wrote:
hi:)
Is /boot/initrd.img a root filesystem? what is the filetype of it?
Yes, it's a rootfs with minimal stuff needed for booting a workable
system. why does this matter. doing 'file /boot/initrd.img' on my
system