[Buildroot] Udev on a live CD system does not appear to populate /dev

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 08/11/12 17:29, Stefan Fröberg wrote:
> If you ever want to use the maximum compression method supported by
> modern kernels (XZ compression)
> then change that initramfs generation command to this:
>
> find .  -not \( -path "./boot" -prune \) -print0 | cpio --null -ov --format=newc
>   | xz --check=crc32>  /livecd/initramfs.xz
>
> Without that --check=crc32 parameter you won't be able to boot
> XZ-compressed initramfs.

  It would be good to have this in buildroot.  Care to add a config option
BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_XZ?  Using host-xz, of course, since not all systems
have xz installed.


  Regards,
  Arnout
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