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Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 10:33:57 +0100 (CET)
From: Kai Germaschewski <kai@tp1.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
To: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
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Subject: Re: initramfs programs (was [RFC] klibc requirements)
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On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Greg KH wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 05:23:31AM +0100, Felix von Leitner wrote:
> > 
> > How many programs are we talking about here?  And what should they do?
> 
> Very good question that we should probably answer first (I'll follow up
> to your other points in a separate message).
> 
> Here's what I want to have in my initramfs:
> 	- /sbin/hotplug
> 	- /sbin/modprobe
> 	- modules.dep (needed for modprobe, but is a text file)
> 
> What does everyone else need/want there?

Provision to mount the real root, i.e.
- mount

Mount the real root via NFS
- ifconfig/dhcpcd/pump
- portmap?

Or did I get that wrong?

--Kai


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