From: <grfgguvf@gmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Whys and hows of initrds
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 18:24:39 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8413367b0511060924s550024b8w1113564cd6bb9340@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
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...
next reply other threads:[~2005-11-06 17:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-11-06 17:24 grfgguvf [this message]
[not found] ` <436E4FDF.7000503@mnsu.edu>
2005-11-06 20:56 ` grfgguvf
2005-11-06 21:57 ` Andreas Schwab
2005-11-06 23:35 ` Alistair John Strachan
2005-11-06 23:58 ` Neil Brown
2005-11-07 1:23 ` grfgguvf
[not found] <55Wvl-4jY-27@gated-at.bofh.it>
2005-11-06 17:50 ` Robert Hancock
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