On 08-May-2001 Stefan Srdic wrote: > I've compiled the 2.4.3 kernel on my patato box. I'm interrested in > creating my own initial RAM disk (initrd) to speed up my boot process. > > Does anybody know of any good HOW-TO's on initrd's? > > Does anybody have some insight to share? >
Fairly easy to make, biggest snag is you really have to be root to make them properly. You need a /dev populated with enough entries for the hardware you care about. Other than that the file system can contain whatever you want/need. I think I started seeing issues around 5 - 8 mb sized initrd files.
