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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: David Nicol <davidnicol@gmail.com>
Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: boot parameter to override a built-in initramfs?
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:38:57 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <47BA2521.3050707@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <934f64a20802181347q43e1b350tc61265e89b7e4d5c@mail.gmail.com>

David Nicol wrote:
> noinitrd doesn't do anything; init=/bin/sh doesn't do anything
> 
> how does one override a built-in initramfs?

One doesn't, because the system relies on certain pieces to be able to 
execute the rest of the root-mounting sequence.

	-hpa

  reply	other threads:[~2008-02-19  0:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-02-18 21:47 boot parameter to override a built-in initramfs? David Nicol
2008-02-19  0:38 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2008-02-19  0:39 ` H. Peter Anvin

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