From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailserv2.iuinc.com (qmailr@mailserv2.iuinc.com [206.245.164.55]) by puffin.external.hp.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id NAA10593 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 13:55:35 -0600 From: Helge Deller To: parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 21:11:58 +0200 Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <99082421482700.00413@P100> Subject: [parisc-linux] initrd/ramdisk-Status... List-ID: Hello, After my last commits, I think it is time to inform the list of the status of initrd: The first: initrd via bootloader should be usable now.... Internals / How to use: I programmed it in such a way, that the bootable image in arch/parisc/boot/ holds a directory-structure for up to 63 possible ramdisks, which can be selected during boot via initrd= or initrd=. The reason for adding support for multiple ramdisks is, that distributions later can add easier support for multiple/different machines in one bootfile. Ready-made-ramdisks with a name of "ramdisk.bin", which resides in the main-directory of the Linux-Sources, will be automatically added during a "make Image". More ramdisks can be added at any time with the program arch/parisc/boot/addramdisk. The bootloader will print at startup a list of all available ramdisks and loads the first (if any) ramdisk by default. More, the bootloader gives you the possibility to change the commandline (and the initrd=-command) if it is started via "boot lan isl" or "boot alt isl"... Memory-Layout: Since I didnīt knew, where to load the ramdisk I decided to load it to the end of the available RAM. The adress will be printed during boot. Ideas and comments are welcome, Helge Deller.