How do we get out / rid of initramfs ???

[John Dangler]

On Sat, 2007-12-01 at 11:14 -0500, Kenneth Loafman wrote:
> SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux wrote:
> > Hello
> > Frustrated struggling with installing Ubuntu 7.10 on a friends
> notebook:
> > How do we get out / rid of this initramfs ???
> >
> > We already tried installing near a dozen time with the 2 desktop
> > versions (32bit & 64bit) !!
> >
> > As newbie/s we have absolutely no idea ;-O
> >
> > Pls help ;-)
> 
> It's not something you want to get rid of.  Initramfs contains an
> in-memory temporary file system that houses the utilities used during
> the boot process.  It goes away after boot.
> 
> Why would you want to get rid of it?
> 
> ...Ken
Interesting question. I installed 7.10 using the alternate text mode,
setup LVM encrypted, and had to restore a dd image I made of the
encrypted drive.  On a reboot, it left me with an initramfs prompt, but
wouldn't boot normally.  I didn't know what to do next, and, without
responses from the group or any viable googling, I just re-installed.
I'm not sure if it was a problem with the dd image, the LVM encrypted
option on install, or what, but it was a bit frustrating.
If the OP is saying that they boot up and get this prompt 'initramfs>'
then that's what they're talking about "getting out of".  You certainly
don't want to get rid of initramfs...

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