How to skip the initramfs?
How to skip the execution of the initramfs? option "noinitrd" doesn't seem to work on 3.0 kernel.
Or is there an option to build an abootimg without initramfs? I didn't find one.
with kind regards
thomas
Quoted 8 lines · Thomas Meyer
How to skip the execution of the initramfs? option "noinitrd" doesn't seem to work on 3.0 kernel.
Or is there an option to build an abootimg without initramfs? I didn't find one.
with kind regards
thomas
I have always built my kernel without support for initramfs/initrd by setting the build configuration variable CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD' to n'; in a Kconfig set up UI, you can find this option under `General setup' as the item:
Initial RAM filesystem and RAM disk (initramfs/initrd) support
You should probably also tell your boot loader (such as `grub') not to bother loading an initial ram disk.
However, I have the vague notion that there have been rumblings about requiring initramfs/initrd support in the future; does anybody know if this is true?
Sincerely,
Michael Witten
Quoted 15 lines · Michael Witten
Quoted 8 lines · Thomas Meyer
How to skip the execution of the initramfs? option "noinitrd" doesn't seem to work on 3.0 kernel.
Or is there an option to build an abootimg without initramfs? I didn't find one.
with kind regards
thomasI have always built my kernel without support for initramfs/initrd by setting the build configuration variable
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD' ton'; in aKconfigset up UI, you can find this option under `General setup' as the item:
Quoted 8 lines
Initial RAM filesystem and RAM disk (initramfs/initrd) support
You should probably also tell your boot loader (such as `grub') not to bother loading an initial ram disk.
However, I have the vague notion that there have been rumblings about requiring initramfs/initrd support in the future; does anybody know if this is true?
I should also add that if you do this, it is imperative that you build into the kernel all of the necessary drivers for completing the boot process.