* 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
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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?
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* 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
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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
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* 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
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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
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