Why not use an initrd? Was: Re: custom kernel "unable to open initial console" [SOLVED]

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Subject: Why not use an initrd? Was: Re: custom kernel "unable to open initial console" [SOLVED]
From: Mitch Wiedemann <mc2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 11:34:42 -0500
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Patrick Boutilier wrote:

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http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/udev/ explains how to boot using udev without using an initrd.

What's the advantage of not using an initrd? I just use it because the newly built kernel seems to want to.

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Mitch Wiedemann
mc² Computer Consulting
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- custom kernel "unable to open initial console"
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- Re: custom kernel "unable to open initial console"
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- Re: custom kernel "unable to open initial console" [SOLVED]
  - From: Mitch Wiedemann
- Re: custom kernel "unable to open initial console" [SOLVED]
  - From: Patrick Boutilier