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Re: Why initrd ?



Hi,

On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:07:41 +0200 marlin9@gmx.ch wrote:
 
> Since long I have two questions, and this is the first one:
> 
> I see initrd kernels all around, and i can imagine the benefits
> for 'hijacking' systems (like installers) which need to discover the
> hardware first to select the appropriate kernel modules and settings.
> 
> But when i'm going to configure a custom kernel, on known hardware,
> why should i use initrd at all ? I mean, what is the advantage of
> initrd over non-initrd in this case ? Really, any argument ?

There is just none.
If you have a customized kernel, you do not need an initrd.
The Debian kernels have to boot on many different machines, they need
an initrd. You have one machine and a kernel configured for this one.
It's okay than.

Regards
Evgeni

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