From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>
Cc: klibc list <klibc@zytor.com>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [klibc] klibc tree status
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:47:08 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <43F0C61C.2050207@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060213114340.GC32626@deprecation.cyrius.com>
Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> * H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> [2006-02-12 20:54]:
>
>>I have *NOT* implemented support for the following, which I'm hoping
>>has fallen out of use by now:
>>
>> -> When loading the ramdisk from a block device, stop and
>> ask the user for a second disk.
>
>
> This is most certainly still being used, e.g. in Debian to allow
> starting the installer from floppy disks.
Well, I just pushed out a klibc/kinit tree which should have this
functionality (untested, however.) Unlike the mainstream kernel, this
should work for kinit even when the ramdisk is compressed.
-hpa
prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-02-13 17:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-02-13 4:54 klibc tree status H. Peter Anvin
2006-02-13 11:43 ` [klibc] " Martin Michlmayr
2006-02-13 15:57 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-02-13 17:47 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
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