On Fri, 30 Nov 2007, Tom Horsley wrote: > > i'm sure i'm going to regret asking this only seconds after i > > hit ENTER, but at what point during the boot process does the > > kernel's corresponding /boot/initrd.img file kick in and get used? > > When it says "RedHat Nash" near the beginning of the boot then goes > away for a half hour (OK, maybe not that long :-) it is processing > the init script from the initrd.img file (nash is the name for the > shell-like program that interprets the script). but what is the step that *takes* you to the kernel's corresponding /boot/initrd.img file in the first place? that's what i'm trying to figure out. rday ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca ========================================================================
