On 2006-10-30, Chris Miller wrote:
>
> Doing a method=nfs::/ install, I learned that I could put the
> collection of FC-6-i386-disc[12345].iso in and vmlinuz was quite happy
> to recognize that I had a RedHat installation tree with all that that
> implies.
>
> I thought I'd be clever and download the DVD iso. vmlinuz does not
> recognize that FC-6-i386-DVD.iso is Fedora Core installation tree. Is this
> something under my control or is that a function of the way the DVD is
> packaged, vmlinuz, initrd.img, or some combination?

If this is related to your earlier question, then you're not actually
asking about a kernel issue, but a distribution-specific issue. You
should ask someone at Fedora about the issue.

For future reference, if you really have a kernel bug or enhancement,
you should check out kernel.org, which describes how to report bugs.

--keith

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Hi Keith,

Right. Thanks. That answers the other post. kernel.org... And thank you
for believing that I would not know to "ask someone at Fedora" :-) (I note
that you were a bit vague on the details of how to contact "someone at
Fedora" -- you see, if I couldn't conclude to go there, then I probably
couldn't figure out what to do once I got there. But, now I'm just being
petty and I hope you're a good sport.)

I was hoping I could get a discussion from someone who knows this
subsystem -- and booting is probably related to the kernel. It is not clear
to me how vmlinuz (that's part of the kernel, right?) recognizes a valid
distribution. If it is my problem, then I'd rather find out before I go
asking someone to fix it...

Chris.

"Keith Keller" wrote in message
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>
> If this is related to your earlier question, then you're not actually
> asking about a kernel issue, but a distribution-specific issue. You
> should ask someone at Fedora about the issue.
>
> For future reference, if you really have a kernel bug or enhancement,
> you should check out kernel.org, which describes how to report bugs.
>
> --keith

On 2006-10-30, Chris Miller wrote:
>
> Right. Thanks. That answers the other post. kernel.org... And thank you
> for believing that I would not know to "ask someone at Fedora" :-) (I note
> that you were a bit vague on the details of how to contact "someone at
> Fedora" -- you see, if I couldn't conclude to go there, then I probably
> couldn't figure out what to do once I got there. But, now I'm just being
> petty and I hope you're a good sport.)

I was a bit vague because I'm not a Fedora user, and was too lazy to go
to their site myself. Their site is, IIRC, fedora.redhat.com.

> I was hoping I could get a discussion from someone who knows this
> subsystem -- and booting is probably related to the kernel.

Booting is related to the kernel's configuration (i.e., build options),
but not to the kernel's features. It's an important distinction.

> It is not clear
> to me how vmlinuz (that's part of the kernel, right?) recognizes a valid
> distribution.

vmlinuz + kernel modules == kernel

Your question: how does vmlinuz recognize a ''valid distribution'' is a
bit vague. Theoretically, the kernel calls init, which is configured by
the CD/DVD producer to do what it's supposed to do. The kernel's only
role here is to support the hardware and the filesystem(s) on the
CD/DVD. Beyond that, I hope someone else will be able to go into
specific details if you need more.

--keith

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Hi Keith,

Yes! You're exactly correct. And I should have realized it. The "kernel"
does not make this decision -- it is the installation program (init), which
has to do it. So it is not a kernel question at all. It is clearly RedHat
and only RedHat that has jurisdiction over this.

Now that was the kind of discussion I was seeking.

Thanks for your help.

Chris.


"Keith Keller" wrote in message
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>
>> I was hoping I could get a discussion from someone who knows this
>> subsystem -- and booting is probably related to the kernel.
>
> Booting is related to the kernel's configuration (i.e., build options),
> but not to the kernel's features. It's an important distinction.
>
>
> --keith

Chris Miller wrote:
> Yes! You're exactly correct. And I should have realized it. The
> "kernel" does not make this decision -- it is the installation program
> (init), which
> has to do it.

init is not an installation program. It's the first process that starts
during system boot and sets up the system according to configuration
files. See:
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/From-PowerUp-T...mpt-HOWTO.html especially
chapter 6.

The Red Hat/Fedora installation program is called Anaconda.
http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda
Bugs should be reported in Red Hat Bugzilla:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/

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