Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 6 Nov 2005 18:24:39 +0100 | From | <> | Subject | Whys and hows of initrds |
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Hi, I don't know if the LKML is a technical kernel development list or a newbie support list (or both?) so maybe I'm posting to the wrong place.
Questions: * Why is an initrd needed? * What does it do? * What are the differences between an initrd and an initramdisk (if any)? And an initramfs? * Why cannot the task of initrds be done more easily? * Why don't other operating systems need an equivalent? Or do they?
Opinions and technical explanations welcome. Please, no excessive flames!
I have searched the FAQs, HOWTOs and guides on tldp.org, but it seems to me there is no "initrd FAQ". If I just didn't find it then I welcome any pointers and sorry for wasting time... - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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