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SubjectRe: /dev before the root filesystem is mounted
i dont use initrd. the kernel understands argument 'root=/dev/...', so
/dev should exist, mb not in a real filesystem, but just in ram or
something. i just want to know what devices are available for being
the root filesystem for the kernel (displaying all available devices
will be enough for me).

2006/11/13, Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de>:
>
> > I want the kernel (2.4) to display (just using printk) all available
> > devices with full path (/dev/...) before the root filesystem is
> > mounted.
>
> Case 1: You do not use an initrd/initramfs:
> / is empty, /dev does not exist.
>
> Case 2: You do use an initrd/initramfs
> You populated /dev during creation of the initrd/initramfs image OR
> your init script inside the initrd/initramfs mknods the nodes when run.
>
>
> -`J'
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