On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 01:39:29PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Fri, 2009-09-11 at 14:09 +0100, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > > * Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> [2009-09-10 01:22]: > > > > > Why? The /dev/ram* devices are not needed anymore for the early boot > > > > > with 2.6 kernels, unless there is something fundamental I am missing > > > > > this driver should become modular. > > > > Apparently it used to be needed by debian-installer, but that doesn't > > > > seem to be the case any more. If it's not, I'll change it to a module. > > > > > > Given the lack of response, I'm assuming this is OK to change. > > > > mips still uses an initrd for d-i but it sets CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y > > explicitly in the mips config, so that's fine. > > > > I noticed that some i386 floppy images use ext2, but I've no idea > > how the floppy images work. > > > > i386/floppy/net-drivers-1.cfg:INITRD_FS=ext2 > > i386/floppy/net-drivers-3.cfg:INITRD_FS = ext2 > > i386/floppy/cd-drivers.cfg:INITRD_FS=ext2 > > i386/floppy/net-drivers-2.cfg:INITRD_FS = ext2 > > Is installation from floppies still supported? If so, can they be > converted to using initramfs?
Actually, I don't see how this can work today since ext2 is a module... Has anyone tested that these work in lenny? Ben. -- Ben Hutchings I say we take off; nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
