On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 07:18:02PM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote: > Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well there is a package in unstable called mkcramfs that makes initrds > > for debian, and it is supported by kernel packages for unstable. > > Actually, mkcramfs just makes a cramfs image. It's initrd-tools that > contains mkinitrd which makes initrd images.
mkinitrd makes a specific kind of initrd, which is pointless in most cases unless you are trying to design a generic system (say for a boot floppy or something) which can handle lots of different types of hardware. Mostly, it's better to include the offending drivers in the kernel itself. A more sensible use of an initrd is to preconfigure things that are needed to load the root filesystem, like the lvm... -- Andrew Suffield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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