Re: [jornada] A faster alternative to file2hex

Jacek Lipkowski wrote:
> the cibd was a quick patch to get a root filesystem to boot from (i'm
> actually surprised that anyone is using it). there is a much better
> method mentioned in a few documents that just links the initrd into the
> kernel - but i couldn't find much documentation for it.

As Christopher Hoover wrote, there seems to be a method to use bootp
instead. An example for how to set up an initrd that way would be
useful.

Or else:

> i can make cibd accept compressed images if you want (but you shouldn't
> need this - 2M is a lot of space).

I don't think so: In order to squeeze an initrd with PCMCIA support
into 2 MB, had to remove even comments from configuration files.
A third MB would allow for a busybox in the initrd and thus make
debugging much easier.

Having a RAM disk of, say, 16 MB would allow for an X11 installation
- which means that you can have a usable shell without the need for
a CF card. (Without X11, you can still have a shell on the serial
line, but carrying along a serial terminal is not what I'd call
"mobility".;-)

    Peter

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