[klibc] klibc tree status
H. Peter Anvin
hpa at zytor.com
Mon Feb 13 09:47:08 PST 2006
Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> * H. Peter Anvin <hpa at zytor.com> [2006-02-12 20:54]:
>
>>I have *NOT* implemented support for the following, which I'm hoping
>>has fallen out of use by now:
>>
>> -> When loading the ramdisk from a block device, stop and
>> ask the user for a second disk.
>
>
> This is most certainly still being used, e.g. in Debian to allow
> starting the installer from floppy disks.
Well, I just pushed out a klibc/kinit tree which should have this
functionality (untested, however.) Unlike the mainstream kernel, this
should work for kinit even when the ramdisk is compressed.
-hpa
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