What's an initrd.img?
Hi,
while doing some kernel-compiling I saw that some kernels need an initrd.img while booting and some kernels do not. For instance my Debian system uses an initrd with kernel 2.4.18-k7. Some kernel-compiling instructions do not mention an initrd. So, what exactly is an initrd and when do I need this? Can I compile and use a new kernel without it? How do I create an initrd after compiling a new kernel? Hope, somebody can explain this to me. Thanks in advance! Greetings hotel-lima |
From man mkinitrd...
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Hi,
thanks for answering. That means that initrd is not necessary for me, because my / is ext3 and this support is compiled into my kernel. Ok then I think it's clear. Thank you. Greetings, hotel-lima |
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