Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 14 Aug 2000 13:06:41 +0200 | From | almesber@lrc ... | Subject | Re: Loading initrd over serial line |
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Pavel Machek wrote: > This patch should load initrd over serial line.
Arrrghhh!!!
Please, consider the following approach instead: - add sufficient instrumentation to your architecture and boot loader to load some initrd with your kernel - make an initrd with, say, rz on it - use this initrd to construct the initrd you're really going to use - switch over to the new initrd using pivot_root
Advantages: - no kernel hack needed - you can use a real protocol, with error detection, sliding windows, etc., e.g. Kermit or Zmodem - you can also use a different destination than initrd, e.g. ramfs may be more desirable
- Werner
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