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201-450 · Question #151

Why has mkinitrd been deprecated in favour of mkinitramfs in 2.6 series kernels? (Select TWO correct answers)

The correct answer is C. mkinitrd relies on devfs D. SATA hard drives are unsupported. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Linux Kernel

Question

Why has mkinitrd been deprecated in favour of mkinitramfs in 2.6 series kernels? (Select TWO correct answers)

Options

  • AIt isn't loaded until later in the boot process
  • BAn easy to use GUI is available for mkinitramfs
  • Cmkinitrd relies on devfs
  • DSATA hard drives are unsupported

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    14% (5)
  • C
    81% (30)

Topics

#mkinitrd#mkinitramfs#devfs#initrd

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