On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 09:03:46AM +0300, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-08-09 19:53]: > > With the default initrd now being over 6 GB on amd64 and the fact > > that lilo has structural problems with large initrds, I think that > > implementing something like the attached patch for Lenny is almost > > unavoidable. > > Nice patch. I wouldn't change the default to dep on amd64 and i386 > though: > 1) These arches are the most generic ones we support in terms of > hardware and MODULES=most makes most sense on them (unlike on > embedded hardware which doesn't change).
I do agree that it is always nice when you can just take an hard drive
out of a system, plug it into another, and that everything works as
usual.
> 2) The LILO bug has been fixed.
Frans said earlier:
> > It is also needed for e.g. arm where in some cases the initrd is
> > getting too big for the flash memory it needs to fit in.
So, do you think that it would make sense for NAS or similar devices?
Cheers,
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