* Bruce Hill <da...@happypenguincomputers.com> [121225 18:30]: > On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 11:51:43AM -0500, Todd Goodman wrote: > > > > > > Same question ... initrd.gz and initramfs are *not* the same thing; and > > > there > > > was a package called mkinitrd in Gentoo that was retired to attic some > > > time > > > ago, before my exodus from Slackware to Gentoo; therefore, I don't know > > > it's > > > history. Most distros still have a mkinitrd script, but not Gentoo. And > > > there > > > are lots of resources online which can guide you in making an initrd or > > > initramfs. I'm an old guy and don't care to learn too much new unless > > > someone > > > very knowledgable in *nix (not just one distro) can give me a good reason > > > for > > > doing so. No one has with initramfs to date. > > > > Try reading the kernel Documentation. (e.g., > > /usr/src/linux/Documentation/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt.) > > > > initramfs is an improvement over initrd. > > > > Todd > > Having read it years ago it still fails to give me a good reason for using it.
It gives plenty of good reasons. If they aren't good for you then fine. But if you read it you wouldn't be asking why initrd went away and was replaced by initramfs. Todd
