Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:47:08 -0800 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [klibc] klibc tree status |
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Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> [2006-02-12 20:54]: > >>I have *NOT* implemented support for the following, which I'm hoping >>has fallen out of use by now: >> >> -> When loading the ramdisk from a block device, stop and >> ask the user for a second disk. > > > This is most certainly still being used, e.g. in Debian to allow > starting the installer from floppy disks.
Well, I just pushed out a klibc/kinit tree which should have this functionality (untested, however.) Unlike the mainstream kernel, this should work for kinit even when the ramdisk is compressed.
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