creating custom initrd [solved]

[John Summerfield]

Gijs wrote:

>>> Good catch, John!
>>>
>> Shucks, <blush>
>>
>> I only did what I always do, check whether it's a script, and if it
>> is, read it. It's a good way to learn shell tricks, and sometimes to
>> solve the problem at hand.
>>
> Ah great, thanks a lot.
> Indeed, after I set MODULES to "sata_nv" in the file
> /etc/sysconfig/mkinitrd, it got added after the update to the initrd :)
> 
> A bit weird that a file like this is not present after you install
> mkinitrd though.
> 

I agree, I think the directory should be fully populated, with commented 
examples showing what is possible.

I've just been playing with another member, nfs, which I had to discover 
in like manner. I want nfs to go through a firewall, and to do that one 
has to stop floating the ports.



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