On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 03:49:54AM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > and I never messed with an initrd. My understanding is that the purpose > of an initrd is to provide an image of a RAMdisk containing the modules > the kernel needs to access the root file system; but if the hardware and > filesystem support needed is compiled into the kernel, why even bother > with an initrd?
Indeed, you're not required to use an initrd. Compile in the stuff you need to boot and off you go. The advantage is more significant for prebuilt images which want to include all the drivers without statically compiling them all in. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
