Re: kernel-image-2.4.18-686 package && initrd
On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 08:03:51PM +0100, Davi Leal wrote:
> Installing the kernel-image-2.4.18-686 package I get:
> My original installation, which I have upgraded, is from a woody CD-ROM with
> 2.2.20 kernel. I am running now a 2.4.18 kernel compiled from source (make
> xconfig dep bzImage modules modules_install + lilo). Note that I do not
> use-compile initrd ramdisk support on it. Why my compiled 2.4.18 kernel
> works rightly and the downloaded ask me for all this issues?.
Your kernel and Debian 2.2 kernel are compiled without initrd. Debian
2.4 kernel is compiled with initrd.
> I am sure that I am missing something. Can the 2.4.18 kernel boot with and
> without using initrd?. If so, why does debian use initrd?. Is it quicker?.
As I understand, initrd makes kernel more _flexible_ to support more
hardware configurations with a single modular kernel. It can support
ext3, for example, if configured right. More on my web page below
under EXT3.
It is slower since it prompt user input during boot time.
Cherrs:)
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