discuss: initrd howto?
Subject:
Re: initrd howto?
From:
Nicolas Chauvat ####@####.####
Date:
5 Jun 2002 16:44:50 -0000
Message-Id: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0206051843380.602-100000@aries.logilab.fr>
On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, Josef Siemes wrote:
> So I intend to write some 'initrd howto' to get these together
> and to get some examples of things an initrd can do.
>
> The idea of the handled points is:
> - what is an initrd
> - kernel space vs. user space
> - creating an initrd
> - pivot_root vs. change_root
> - how to get something like 'nfsroot=' and 'root=' handled by an initrd
> instead of the kernel
> - DHCP autoconfig in an initrd
>
> Any comments?
Please have a look at the Network-boot-HOWTO, this is some explanation
about initrd. If what you intend to write cannot fit there, we will be
happy to link to the Initrd-HOWTO.
--
Nicolas Chauvat
http://www.logilab.com - "Mais où est donc Ornicar ?" - LOGILAB, Paris (France)
