Re: Bug#81685: kernel doesn't have serial console

[Adam Di Carlo <adam@onshore.com>]

Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> writes:

> On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 10:33:10AM -0500, Adam Di Carlo wrote:
[Herbert and I talking about initrd]
> > I dunno.... my watchword is that if it involves major structural
> > changes to the boot-floppies, there's no point.

> There are two parts to initrd.  One is the boot floppies, and the other
> is the kernel on an installed system.  They're quite independent.  So
> we can do initrd for one without doing it for the other.  So I'd still
> like to see initrd for an installed system for woody even if it's too
> late for the boot floppies.

Hmm.  If you have any suggested reading on initrd I'd love to see it
(URLS and such).  I note there's an initrd HOWTO which I haven't read
yet.

Again, my priority is initrd insofar as it widens our base of
installable systems.  I figured our targets would be the RaidTools
stuff and PCMCIA/floppy or PCMCIA/cd systems.  Clearly that means the
initrd for boot-floppies, right?

Which initrd would be useful to you, as the kernel maintainer?

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