booting w/o initrd

From: Michael Schmitt (x_fer_at_web.de)
Date: 08/31/03 

Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 14:44:37 +0200

Hi,

I run a debian 3.0 system. Since I installed it, it seemed to require an
initrd to boot. I do not see why an initrd should be necessary w/ my system
configuration (no exotic hds, etc.), yet when I removed the initrd parameter
in the boot loader config (grub), the system cannot boot the kernel. How do
I get rid of the initrd?

Thanks for your help.

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