On Sun, Sep 04, 2016 at 05:37:13PM +0000, Peng HG wrote: > Rob Landley published an article about initramfs > (https://landley.net/writing/rootfs-howto.html) which I think is interesting > not just on account of initramfs alone, but also because it answers a whole > bunch of Linux FAQs like how small can you make Linux, how to make a LiveCD, > can Linux exist apart from GNU tools, etc. Everyone should try the exercise > in the article -- it's really short and simple; I took about 15 minutes to do > it. Basically it goes like this (I'm using Lubuntu, you may adjust some > details to fit your system): > > Requirements: 64-bit system, UEFI non-secure-boot, a USB stick containing a > FAT32 partition with esp and boot flags turned on. >
UEFI is a bit of a heavy requirement. I keep hoping to find time to test an initramfs, but there are far more interesting, (or important), things which always get in the way. ĸen -- `I shall take my mountains', said Lu-Tze. `The climate will be good for them.' -- Small Gods -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
