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Measurement of free ram through /proc/meminfo with ramdisk (initrd)
I am booting a disk image via PXE, it is a full system on an initrd ramdisk. I would like to measure the actual free memory of the system (not including buffers and file system caching). I was told ...
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Ubuntu: How do the md devices get assembled at bootup?
How do the md devices get assembled at bootup in Ubuntu? Is /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf truly the relevant factor here?
My mdadm.conf is sound and I checked that while I was in the rescue CD environment. ...
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Adding commands to initrd image [closed]
Whenever I enter into initrd prompt, I know that not every command is executed in that prompt. Can somebody tell me how I can add more commands support in that initrd prompt. It would be nice if you ...
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Configure vmware-tools without an initrd image?
Is it possible to run vmware-tools without an initrd? I don't know why I should use an initrd and it makes my kernel compilation more complicated. I can boot into my kernel without initrd but when I ...
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Adding files to initrd makes linux not be able to read it
I'm using clonezilla-1.2.12 and need to add the Broadcom firmware to the initrd so it can netboot.
(clonezilla is debian-based and debian no longer includes the firmware blobs as they're non-free. ...
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When would an initrd be necessary?
I've read that I can boot the kernel without initrd, and I've also read that additional modules are loaded during the initrd stage -- as I understand it, for necessary drivers that weren't included in ...
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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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What does mkinitrd change when it adds kernel modules to the initrd?
When creating an initrd using mkinitrd (CentOS 5.5), the kernel modules it adds to the initrd get modified in the process. For example, the initrd's /lib/sata_via.ko is not binary identical to ...
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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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initramfs image compression other than gzip
can the initramfs image be compressed by a method other than gzip, such as lzma?
