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@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ Use blacklist=module1,module2,module3 bootparameter.
.TP
\fB \fI panic
sets an timeout on panic.
+panic=0 is a documented security feature: it disables the debug shell.
.TP
\fB \fI debug
@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@ to double-check if it contains the relevant binaries, libs or modules:
.nf
mkdir tmp/initramfs
cd tmp/initramfs
-gunzip \-c \-9 /boot/initrd.img\-2.6.18\-1\-686 | \\
+gunzip \-c /boot/initrd.img\-2.6.18\-1\-686 | \\
cpio \-i \-d \-H newc \-\-no\-absolute\-filenames
.fi
.RE