Can NTFS r/w support be built into the initrd?

jkosin at beta.intcomgrp.com jkosin at beta.intcomgrp.com
Wed Jul 30 03:32:05 UTC 2008


> On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Tom spot Callaway <tcallawa at redhat.com>
> wrote:
> I thought that might be the answer but wanted to at least ask. In that
> case
> a somewhat related question...
>
> Would it be pretty easy to get the modules (ricoh_mmc and dependencies)
> required to use the ricoh internal SD card reader in the initrd? The other
> thing i wanted to do was just put syslinux on the USB drive since it will
> boot to that, but not the card reader, and then actually have the livecd
> image on an SD card.
>
> The end result I'm looking for is to be able to plug in the USB thumb
> drive
> and boot, but after the initrd is done, be able to remove the USB drive so
> I
> don't have it sticking out of the machine, while running the live image
> off
> of the SD card.
>
> It's just so darn easy to remove/break the usb drive off when moving
> around
> with a laptop, not to mention I have a 13 month old that is attracted to
> the
> blue LED light when it's being accessed.
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
> --

Richard,

It doesn't get easier as they get older.  I have a 28 month old and a 5
year old both liking the computer.  The 28 month old has found the KILL
switch in the back of the computer for the power supply.  And my 5 year
old always wants the computer when I would like or need to use it for just
a short time.

You should be able to use a FAT or V-FAT partition.  Windows should still
like those file systems and they may be easier to integrate into the
kernel than the NTFS support.

James




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