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Re: rescue floppies and initrd



On 24 Jun 2003 15:59:01 -0700
Ross Boylan <ross@biostat.ucsf.edu> wrote:

> I think that to make a self-contained rescue floppy I need to include
> the initrd image as well as the kernel (with an initrd kernel, which I
> understand all the recent ones are).
> 
> My initrd image is considerably bigger than a floppy, so I don't think
> that will work.  What should I do?

Build a kernel that does not require initrd, and make a boot floppy with
that kernel.

Configure the kernel to directly support (not with modules) your boot device
and root filesystem.

Kevin



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