Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:09:41 +0100 | From | Tomasz Chmielewski <> | Subject | Re: kernel cmdline: root=/dev/sdb1,/dev/sda1 "fallback"? |
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Jan Engelhardt wrote: >> The device is pretty small and has no keyboard, video card etc., so if it ever >> happens to break (can be a disk failure, but also operator who messed with >> startup scripts), it has to be opened (warranty!). >> >> These all unpleasant tasks could be avoided if it was possible to have a >> "fallback" device. For example, consider this hypothetical command line: >> >> root=/dev/sdb1,/dev/sda1 > > You should use initramfs to achieve that.
All right. I see that initramfs is attached to the kernel itself.
So it leaves me only a question: will I fit all tools into 300 kB (considering I'll use uClibc and busybox)?
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