"Alain G. Fabry" wrote:
> when I try to do a mkinitrd, I get the following message
> ******************************
> mount : the kernel does not recognize /dev/loop0 as a block device
> (maybe `insmod driver`?)
> Can't get a loopback device
> *******************************
...
> What do I need to do to get past this.
You need the loopback driver (see the CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP option under block
devices) either as a module or built in to the kernel. See the losetup(8)
command for more info.
Pat
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