On Sun, Nov 27, 2005 at 09:33:38PM -0500, David M. Strang wrote: > I use CRUX (http://www.crux.nu) -- I compile my own kernel; from my breif > exploration of initrd -- which debian has about a trillion web pages > dedicated to raids and initrd -- the feeling / impression I had was that > initrd is mostly used if you cannot compile full support into the kernel. Well, more generally, it's used when something needs to happen before the kernel can mount your root partiton. Sometimes this means DHCPing for an IP and mounting an NFS drive, it often means loading kernel modules. In your case, it means using mdadm to start the RAID devices. http://www.faqs.org/docs/evms/x3834.html that link is pretty helpful information on how to build an initrd manually. It's aimed at people using EVMS, but the general lessons it teaches about building the image are generally sound. -- Ross Vandegrift ross@xxxxxxxxxxxx "The good Christian should beware of mathematicians, and all those who make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine man in the bonds of Hell." --St. Augustine, De Genesi ad Litteram, Book II, xviii, 37 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
