Re: Why no "initrd" for Debian?

From: Andreas Janssen (andreas.janssen_at_bigfoot.com)
Date: 09/10/04

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Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:06:01 +0200

    Hello

    Eric Dickner (<ejdickner@yahoo.com>) wrote:

    > [compiling kernel]
    > Do I need to get some kind of mkinitrd and get that
    > into lilo.conf? Is this one of those areas where
    > debian diverges from other linuces?

    You only need an initrd if you want to compile support to access the
    root file system as modules.

    This very likely are the IDE hard disk drivers and support for the file
    system on your root partition. If the drivers are compiled into the
    kernel instead of as modules, you don't need an initrd. Obviously
    you /can/ boot your system with the kernel you created, which means
    that the drivers /have/ been compiled into the kernel, so everything is
    fine.

    If you have problems with other components (floppy, cdrom), make sure
    the drivers are there, and - if compiled as modules - are loaded.

    best regards
            Andreas Janssen 

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