On Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:57:39 -0400 (EDT), Bruce Hill, Jr. wrote: > > > How do I find out if I am actually *using* an initramfs right now > > > (I know it > > > is built into the kernel), and > > ls -l /boot/ will tell you.
No it won't, as the initramfs can be built into the kernel image. > There is a difference between an initrd (initial RAM disk) image > (simple) and an initramfs (initial RAM filesystem) (complicated). I think you have that the wrong way round. An initramfs is simpler in that you don't have to worry about creating a filesystem or even creating the image file, just give the kernel compilation process a file containing a list of what should be in it. -- Neil Bothwick Middle-age - because your age starts to show at your middle.
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