Alan Murrell wrote:
>>ltsp_initrd_kit Needed if you want to build your own kernels
>>
>
>Is this new to 2.09pre3? I built my own kernel for LTSP 2.08, and didn't do
>anything to do with initrd, as far as I recall.. just selected the options I
>wanted included in the kernel, compiled, and placed it in the appropriate
>place in the "lts" directory. Is using an "initrd" absolutely *essential"
>for 2.09??
>
The initrd stuff is new for 2.09, but it is NOT required.
You can make a kernel without it, but make sure you include devfs
support, and NFS root support
and IP-Autoconfig. I think you will need a 2.4.x series kernel to get
the devfs.
By using the initrd, we can use a user-space dhcp client, which gives us
better control over things
like having a different NFS server from your DHCP or TFTP server.
We can also auto-detect the network card, and load the appropriate
kernel module.
So, Go ahead and create a new kernel the old way.
Jim McQuillan
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