Re: 2.5.68 kernel no initrd

From: Felipe Alfaro Solana (felipe_alfaro@linuxmail.org)
Date: Thu Apr 24 2003 - 16:54:03 EST


On Thu, 2003-04-24 at 22:19, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> > I don't have any doubts that initrd is a very flexible solution and
> > provides for a generic kernel. However, in the end (I'm talking about my
> > experiences), initrd has caused me more troubles than problems it
> > solved. I always keep all "config" file for every kernel I use on my
> > machines.
>
> Other than needing to build and maintain all those kernels, what does it
> gain you over installing the modules you need and having a single kernel?

Simply said, I don't like "initrd". I have still to figure out how to
make an "initrd" that includes the newer modutils.

Anyways, I don't mantain so much kernels (only 3 or 4 different
versions), and have a mix of AMD/P4/P3/P2/PI machines that need things
that can't be configured/don't yet work as modules, so I prefer to pass
initrd by...

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