Smallest Initrd (ram disk)

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Mon Jan 13 18:55:10 EST 2003


In message <20030113021509.36487.qmail at web41214.mail.yahoo.com> you wrote:
>
> I downloaded both the ramdisks. I would appreciate, if
> you can tell me what should i have as the value for
> "root=", in Kernel Command Line. Mine shows as
> "Linux/PPC load: console=ttyS0,19200 console=tty1
> ip=off root=/dev/part rw".

root=/dev/ram rw console=ttyS0,19200 ip=off

should be what you need.

> And also, if i select the baud rate 19200, do i have
> to change anything in the linux code other than
> initial configuration file (defconfig).

You don't have to change anything in  the  kernel.  The  baudrate  is
passed by the boot loader.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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