Re: 2.5.68 kernel no initrd

From: Felipe Alfaro Solana (felipe_alfaro@linuxmail.org)
Date: Sun Apr 20 2003 - 12:24:54 EST


On Sun, 2003-04-20 at 06:39, Dave Mehler wrote:
> Ok, i should learn to leave well enough alone, but i don't. After
> successfully installing a monolithic 2.5.67 kernel i decided i wanted
> modules, so i made them, and what happened, it hung after the initrd
> initialized. So, when 2.5.68 came out i of course grab it, compile/install
> it without a hitch, but for one thing, as of now make install did not make
> an initrd for that install. Does anyone know how to make this manually, it
> won't boot without one?

I don't have experience with initrd, but why would you want a initrd?
Can't you simply build into the kernel the required pieces to mount the
root filesystem and leave the rest as loadable modules?

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