Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > The /initrd directory is not mentioned in the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard > version 2.2. I suspect that this is either a feature of the upcoming FHS > version 2.3 or that it may be vendor specific (Mandrake). In either case, it > is definitely related to the initrd filesystem, which is a compressed > filesystem that the kernel loads BEFORE it mounts the primary root filesystem > on the hard drive. The purpose of this is to load drivers and device files > needed for basic system operation, i.e., complete hard drive access, for one > example.
And, if I'm not mistaken, the /initrd stuff ends up on a RAM disk, and the size of this RAM disk puts one constraint on the minimum RAM required for installation. (If the RAM disk requires 32 MB, you must have more than 32 MB for installation.) Aside: There is an on line version of the FHS file standard at http://www.twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Wikilearn/FHS. Randy Kramer
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