linux-kernel - Re: /dev before the root filesystem is mounted

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Date:	Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:36:23 +0100 (MET)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
To:	Ivan Ukhov <uvsoft@...il.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: /dev before the root filesystem is mounted


> I want the kernel (2.4) to display (just using printk) all available
> devices with full path (/dev/...) before the root filesystem is
> mounted.

Case 1: You do not use an initrd/initramfs:
  / is empty, /dev does not exist.

Case 2: You do use an initrd/initramfs
  You populated /dev during creation of the initrd/initramfs image OR
  your init script inside the initrd/initramfs mknods the nodes when run.


	-`J'
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