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Old 04-14-2006, 08:25 AM   #1
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Why do we need stages ramdisk?


There is always a stage2 ramdisk in CD, like stage2.img. Why do we need it? When it will be loaded?
 
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IIGC it is a cramfs image containing Anaconda (the installer), install-time tools and modules, but see for yourself: "mount -o loop -t cramfs stage2.img /mnt/somemountpoint && ls -al /mnt/somemountpoint". If you're gonna change things like modules you'll have to compile against the exact kernel used in the boot image.
 
  


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