On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 11:51:43AM -0500, Todd Goodman wrote: > > > > Same question ... initrd.gz and initramfs are *not* the same thing; and > > there > > was a package called mkinitrd in Gentoo that was retired to attic some time > > ago, before my exodus from Slackware to Gentoo; therefore, I don't know it's > > history. Most distros still have a mkinitrd script, but not Gentoo. And > > there > > are lots of resources online which can guide you in making an initrd or > > initramfs. I'm an old guy and don't care to learn too much new unless > > someone > > very knowledgable in *nix (not just one distro) can give me a good reason > > for > > doing so. No one has with initramfs to date. > > Try reading the kernel Documentation. (e.g., > /usr/src/linux/Documentation/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt.) > > initramfs is an improvement over initrd. > > Todd
Having read it years ago it still fails to give me a good reason for using it. -- Happy Penguin Computers >') 126 Fenco Drive ( \ Tupelo, MS 38801 ^^ supp...@happypenguincomputers.com 662-269-2706 662-205-6424 http://happypenguincomputers.com/ Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting
