Re: [debian-knoppix] ash-knoppix outdated?
Hi Lionel,
On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 05:13:40AM +0200, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote:
> Hi,
>
> ash-knoppix is quite outdated. Please consider replacing it with
> Debian's dash.
Can you GUARANTEE that
- dash is smaller or exactly equal in size when statically linked,
- contains a builtin insmod/rmmod, cat and mount/umount that works with
the Knoppix /linuxrc
?
> The specific problem that leads me to make this request is that
> ash-knoppix is unable to execute the "linuxrc" of Debian's mkinitrd,
> leading to non-bootability of (newer, initrd-using) Debian kernels on
> a Knoppix system (installed to HD). Specifically, trapping SIGUSR1
> doesn't work, mount doesn't take -n and the "for i;" construct is not
> supported.
It's rather a Debian problem than a Knoppix problem, right?
dash is included on Knoppix. So, if you need to make a Debian initrd,
you should probably use dash instead of ash-knoppix.
I used ash because it is small enough to fit on the el torito bootfloppy
together with the Kernel and some SCSI modules.
Regards
-Klaus Knopper
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