On Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 11:50:39AM -0500, Nathan E Norman wrote:
> In this case, the difference is whether you're installing a debian
> kernel-image or compiling your own. The kernel images require an
> initrd. When you compile your own, it is of course up to you whether
> you use an initrd or not.
>
> I run 2.4.7 ... just for the fun of it I tried an initrd with drivers
> for my SCSI HBA. I couldn't get it to work ;-) Since I'm busy with
> real world stuff I said to hell with it and compiled the SCSI driver
> into the kernel proper ... initrd will have to wait.
Is there something that one loses when not using a ramdisk?
Mike
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Michael P. Soulier <msoulier@storm.ca>
"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a
good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be
dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead." -- RFC 1925
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