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@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ initrd adds the following new options:
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as the last process has closed it, all data is freed and /dev/initrd
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can't be opened anymore.
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- root=/dev/ram0 (without devfs)
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- root=/dev/rd/0 (with devfs)
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+ root=/dev/ram0
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initrd is mounted as root, and the normal boot procedure is followed,
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with the RAM disk still mounted as root.
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@@ -90,8 +89,7 @@ you're building an install floppy), the root file system creation
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procedure should create the /initrd directory.
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If initrd will not be mounted in some cases, its content is still
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-accessible if the following device has been created (note that this
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-does not work if using devfs):
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+accessible if the following device has been created:
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# mknod /dev/initrd b 1 250
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# chmod 400 /dev/initrd
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@@ -119,8 +117,7 @@ We'll describe the loopback device method:
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(if space is critical, you may want to use the Minix FS instead of Ext2)
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3) mount the file system, e.g.
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# mount -t ext2 -o loop initrd /mnt
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- 4) create the console device (not necessary if using devfs, but it can't
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- hurt to do it anyway):
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+ 4) create the console device:
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# mkdir /mnt/dev
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# mknod /mnt/dev/console c 5 1
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5) copy all the files that are needed to properly use the initrd
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@@ -152,12 +149,7 @@ have to be given:
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root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc rw
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-if not using devfs, or
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-
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- root=/dev/rd/0 init=/linuxrc rw
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-
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-if using devfs. (rw is only necessary if writing to the initrd file
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-system.)
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+(rw is only necessary if writing to the initrd file system.)
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With LOADLIN, you simply execute
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@@ -217,9 +209,9 @@ following command:
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# exec chroot . what-follows <dev/console >dev/console 2>&1
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Where what-follows is a program under the new root, e.g. /sbin/init
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-If the new root file system will be used with devfs and has no valid
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-/dev directory, devfs must be mounted before invoking chroot in order to
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-provide /dev/console.
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+If the new root file system will be used with udev and has no valid
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+/dev directory, udev must be initialized before invoking chroot in order
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+to provide /dev/console.
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Note: implementation details of pivot_root may change with time. In order
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to ensure compatibility, the following points should be observed:
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@@ -236,7 +228,7 @@ Now, the initrd can be unmounted and the memory allocated by the RAM
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disk can be freed:
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# umount /initrd
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-# blockdev --flushbufs /dev/ram0 # /dev/rd/0 if using devfs
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+# blockdev --flushbufs /dev/ram0
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It is also possible to use initrd with an NFS-mounted root, see the
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pivot_root(8) man page for details.
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