On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:31:51 +0200, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: > > If you don't want to use an initramfs, you don't need a > > separate /boot > > However, there's some advantage in using one: > > 1) Can use a different fs than /.
Not a lot of point though, for a minimal / any general purpose FS will be fine. > 2) Can be shared by different installations/distributions. True, but that can get messy. I've done it in the past, but now keep each distro self-contained, apart from /home and swap. > 3) Allows to encrypt (and/or use LVs for) everything else. But then you need an initramfs. I'd say this was the strongest argument for using an initramfs. -- Neil Bothwick Why marry a virgin? If she wasn't good enough for the rest of them, then she isn't good enough for you.
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