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Does /init (or /linuxrc) script creates temporary device nodes in /dev?
Considering that GRUB executes following lines:
kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 ro
initrd /initrd
On boot, how does the Linux kernel finds out about /dev/sda1 device node?
I know that ...
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Create Logical Volume Snapshot at boot and before mount
I'm using Kubuntu 11.10 and before I upgrade to 12.04, I want to make snapshots of my filesystems. Coming to think of that, I realized that it can be very useful to create snapshots of logical volumes ...
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Avoid pause during dm-raid initialization
On my CentOS 5 workstation I get a few seconds wait after dm-raid45 has been loaded ("Initializing Driver" or something like that).
This seems to be part of the initrd. After that the system boots ...
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Booting without initrd
Is it possible to boot linux without a initrd.img ? I am planning to add default drivers as a part-of-kernel itself and avoid initrd completely.
What are the modules that should be made ...
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Creating new initrd without installing kernel
How can i create initrd image for a new(experimental) kernel without actually installing it.
(Existing tools to create initrd based on config and details from installed kernel.)
Say i compile a new ...
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Will a “customized” initrd survive a kernel update via yum?
I have a CentOS 5.5 installation with the stock CentOS 5.5 kernel. I have modified the init script in the initrd, commenting out some unneeded modules, lowering the interval time of the "stabilized" ...
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Is Ramdisk and initrd the same?
While reading through the kernel documentation on ramdisk in
ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt i was having a doubt like the ramdisk explained there is same as the initrd features described in the post at ...
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Is it possible to put root in LVM without using initrd?
I have just set up a Gentoo base system (which means I can boot and log in and do stuff with it now). My root partition is in an LVM2 virtual group (with a separated /boot partition). In order to boot ...
