* boot parameter to override a built-in initramfs? @ 2008-02-18 21:47 David Nicol 2008-02-19 0:38 ` H. Peter Anvin 2008-02-19 0:39 ` H. Peter Anvin 0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: David Nicol @ 2008-02-18 21:47 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Linux Kernel Mailing List noinitrd doesn't do anything; init=/bin/sh doesn't do anything how does one override a built-in initramfs? ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: boot parameter to override a built-in initramfs? 2008-02-18 21:47 boot parameter to override a built-in initramfs? David Nicol @ 2008-02-19 0:38 ` H. Peter Anvin 2008-02-19 0:39 ` H. Peter Anvin 1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: H. Peter Anvin @ 2008-02-19 0:38 UTC (permalink / raw) To: David Nicol; +Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: boot parameter to override a built-in initramfs? 2008-02-18 21:47 boot parameter to override a built-in initramfs? David Nicol 2008-02-19 0:38 ` H. Peter Anvin @ 2008-02-19 0:39 ` H. Peter Anvin 1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: H. Peter Anvin @ 2008-02-19 0:39 UTC (permalink / raw) To: David Nicol; +Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List David Nicol wrote: > noinitrd doesn't do anything; init=/bin/sh doesn't do anything > > how does one override a built-in initramfs? Correction: you can *override* it, you just can't *suppress* it. An initrd provided via the command line (from the bootloader) overwrites the built-in one. -hpa ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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