Richard Hector wrote: > You mean the section on the --initrd flag? Yes, I read that. It isn't > explicit about whether it creates the initrd image itself, or gets the > install script to do it or whatever. > > I assume it does just work without my further intervention, though I still > don't know whether the image is included in the package or created at > install time. I assume the latter, since it needs to know what modules to > include.
Yes the kernel-image's postinst run mkinitrd at install time. BTW, if you are building your own kernel, there is no reason to bother with the initrd if you don't need it. Anything to make your system's boot sequence simpler will probbly contribute to long-term stability. -- see shy jo
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