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Re: [PLUG] initrd/udev hell...again
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LeRoy Cressy wrote:
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> Jon Nelson wrote:
>> Hi all,
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>> I brought this topic up once before and the thread is here:
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>> http://lists.netisland.net/archives/plug/plug-2005-12/msg00167.html
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>> In a nutshell...
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>> I have:
>>
>> Debian sarge
>> CPU: AMD k6
>> FS: reiser
>>
>> I installed 2.6 kernels (2.6.12-1-k7, 2.6.15-1-k7, 2.6.16-2-k7) via
>> aptitude, which told me to purge hotplug and install udev. After doing
>> that the new kernel wont boot. The last thing I see on the screen is:
>>
>> savedefault
>> boot
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> Why not compile a kernel without inttrd support since initrd is
> primarily used for install kernels where a minimal distro is installen
> in ram. On a normal system you do not need initrd since all of the boot
> info is on the HD and contained in the MBR.
>
Because I was trying to keep it "simple" so I could just upgrade my box
with apt. All the installs of Debian that I have done have used initrd.
Jon
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