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Date:   Sun, 5 Jul 2020 21:50:25 +0200
From:   Helge Kreutzmann <debian@helgefjell.de>
To:     "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Cc:     linux-man@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Errors in man pages, here: initrd(4): Markup
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Hello Michael,
On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 10:18:41AM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
> I need more explanation of all of the remaining:

Sorry, missed this one.

> > --
> > Markup "linuxrc"
> >=20
> > "It is also possible for the I</linuxrc> executable to change the norma=
l root "
> > "device.  For I</linuxrc> to change the normal root device, I</proc> mu=
st be "
> > "mounted.  After mounting I</proc>, I</linuxrc> changes the normal root=
 "
> > "device by writing into the proc files I</proc/sys/kernel/real-root-dev=
>, I</"
> > "proc/sys/kernel/nfs-root-name>, and I</proc/sys/kernel/nfs-root-addrs>=
=2E  For "
> > "a physical root device, the root device is changed by having I</linuxr=
c> "
> > "write the new root filesystem device number into I</proc/sys/kernel/re=
al-"
> > "root-dev>.  For an NFS root filesystem, the root device is changed by =
having "
> > "I</linuxrc> write the NFS setting into files I</proc/sys/kernel/nfs-ro=
ot-"
> > "name> and I</proc/sys/kernel/nfs-root-addrs> and then writing 0xff (e.=
g., "
> > "the pseudo-NFS-device number) into file I</proc/sys/kernel/real-root-d=
ev>.  "
> > "For example, the following shell command line would change the normal =
root "
> > "device to I</dev/hdb1>:"
> > --
> > Markup "linuxrc"
> >=20
> > "The main motivation for implementing B<initrd> was to allow for modula=
r "
> > "kernel configuration at system installation."
> > --
> > Markup "linuxrc"
> >=20
> > "The executable I</linuxrc> loads the necessary modules from the initia=
l root "
> > "filesystem."
> > --
> > Markup "initrd"
> >=20
> > "Last but not least, Linux distributions on CD-ROM may use B<initrd> fo=
r easy "
> > "installation from the CD-ROM.  The distribution can use B<LOADLIN> to "
> > "directly load I</dev/initrd> from CD-ROM without the need of any flopp=
ies.  "
> > "The distribution could also use a B<LILO> boot floppy and then bootstr=
ap a "
> > "bigger RAM disk via I</dev/initrd> from the CD-ROM."

I cannot reproduce what the translator wanted to point out here.
Sorry. Please close.

Greetings

         Helge

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