On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 06:53:41PM -0400, Bill Mullen wrote: > Yes, that is precisely what initrd images are for; they contain whichever > module(s) will be required to mount the root filesystem. This is also why > you can't just use an initrd from a different kernel version, as modules > must be compiled for that exact kernel to be able to be loaded at all.
Thanks. I have been wondering for years why we needed the initrd's. > Not to sound contentious, but the behavior you describe is hardly the sort > of thing that I would describe as booting "fine" ... :-/ You may have point :-) /Peter -- http://www.linearity.org/turtle/contact.html ``If we're an arrogant nation, they'll resent us. If we're a humble nation but strong, they'll welcome us.''--George W. Bush
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