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DateThu, 10 Aug 2000 23:34:16 +0200
FromPavel Machek <>
SubjectRe: Loading initrd over serial line
Hi!

> # Q: If you don't have initrd, where do you put this binary? 
> # 
> # A: In the kernel. Provide it with a set of pages which are to be put into 
> # the user-space side of process #1, rather then exec'ing /sbin/init.
> # 
> # Also cute, and definitely sicker :)
> 
> Trying to win the Biggest-Kernel-Image award? :)

Actually, I'm currently linking whole 1.3MB compressed initrd with my
(MIPS r39xx) kernel. That gives 2691856 bytes
/usr/src/linux-vr/vmlinux*. I've seen even bigger kernel, but
pbsdboot.exe is unable to boot kernels > 3MB or so.
								Pavel
-- 
I'm pavel@ucw.cz. "In my country we have almost anarchy and I don't care."
Panos Katsaloulis describing me w.r.t. patents at discuss@linmodems.org
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