> Could someone please elucidate on why the linux (2.6.21-3) won't be "Linux" here is just the kernel.
> able to mount the root filesytem from a scsi disk at boot time even > when scsi support has been compiled into the kernel? Using an initrd > packaged with scsi modules works fine in this case. In order to keep things managable as well as intelligent, drivers for pretty much every piece of hardware are compiled as a "kernel module". The module is loaded only when needed, meaning valuable resources are not wasted by drivers for hardware you've never even heard of. As a result, if you want to boot from a device which needs a drivcer loaded you'll have to use the initrd facility. When the system was installed, the installer should have already set this initrd up for you. Also, "SCSI support being compiled into the kernel" only means that the kernel is sufficiently capable to load further SCSI-related modules. This typically also includes e.g. basic SCSI CDROM support. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
