Re: ipw2200 [was Re: RFC: Starting a stable kernel series off the 2.6 kernel]

[Ben Slusky]

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 15:43:58 -0500, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> Rob Landley wrote:
> I haven't tried that, since I use initrd files and have the kernel 
> support, but I confess I don't see the cpio as being easier to create. 
> You presumably still want to include the modules from the fresh built 
> kernel, so creating a new cpio file would seem needed for most people.

cpio files are somewhat easier to create in that they can created by an
unprivileged user. Most of the steps in making an initrd can only be done
by root.

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