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which kernel and initrd for rescue boot purposes?
From: |
adrian15 |
Subject: |
which kernel and initrd for rescue boot purposes? |
Date: |
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:43:13 +0100 |
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Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060808) |
Hello,
I need some help of you if you do not mind.
Do you remember ever having boot your system like this:
boot: knoppix root=/dev/hda2
or
boot: linux root=/dev/hda2 ro
from a knoppix or a redhat installation cd?
I want to add a kernel and an initrd so that I can add a similar feature
to Super Grub Disk ( http://supergrub.forjamari.linex.org ) and I am bit
lost so I will ask you some questions.
1) Can an initrd be used with various kernels or does the initrd have to
be compulsory of the same version as the kernel?
2) When the root fs differs from ext3, such as reiserfs you need another
initrd, isn't ? you need another initrd that has reiserfs support
builtin? Am I right?
3) Which is the kernel/initrd/distro that you have used the most and it
is known to be least problematic?
4) If I have a patched a kernel for being able to boot nvidia and my
xorg.conf is configured with nvidia drivers (I am talking about nvidia
propietary drivers) would I be able to boot with a normal kernel from a
cd or does it have be it also compulsory patched with some kind of link
to nvidia drivers?
And if it is patched? Is it non-gpl the kernel itself?
Thank you for all your responses.
adrian15
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