[ale] Gentoo Linux: initrd

[Charles Marcus]

> From: Keith Hopkins [mailto:hne at hopnet.net]
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 5:57 PM
>
> Hey Ya'll,
>
>   I'm almost finished with my first Gentoo Linux install,
> trying to put some more pep into several aging K6-II/500 machines.
>
> I'm completed the kernel and module compile, but I still need
> to make a initrd and setup grub (oh, were forth art thou
> LILO?) before I can ever reboot the system.
>
> Does Gentoo have a handy utility to create/setup the initrd?
> (like mk_initrd in SuSE)

What are the special circumstances requiring you to create an initrd?

There is no such requirement in the normal Gentoo installation instructions.

GRUB is *much* better than LILO (imo), once you get the hang of it.

Charles


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