On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:42:52 +1100 Vaibhav Agrawal <vaibhav@apollolifesciences.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Doug Miller wrote: > > > On 1/24/06, Vaibhav Agrawal <vaibhav@apollolifesciences.com> wrote: > > > > > >> <snip> > >> > > but i can't create a initrd image using > > > >> mkinitrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8-2-ct-1 2.6.8-2-ct-1 > >> > >> if the image is not correct, it will not load the module and fail > >> > >> > >> any other ideas??? <snip> > > > > > > > > To get this new module on your initrd image you need to have a look > > at /etc/mkinitrd/modules for a list of modules to be included in > > the initrd image. > > > > I'm guessing by "can't create a initrd image" you mean you get some > > error? If no error, it just doesn't load? Any further details > > might be helpful. > > > > Just my $.02 > > > > Doug Miller > > > I'm getting all sorts of errors: > 1. can not find getopts: to fix this i downloaded > rh-mkinitrd-3.4.42-1.tar.gz > 2. first it error on -E not supported by grep: i copied mkinitrd from > my other server, running the same kernel > 3. then it need awk: i copied awk from other server > 4. then can not find root device: after looking in mkinitrd, it was > trying to find the root partition from /etc/fstab and it was not there > during installation > 5. then can not find root filesystem: after looking in mkinitrd, it > was trying to find the root partition, i told it it's ext3 > 6. then it came back to can not find getopts... > > I looked it up on my other server i can run getopts, but believe it I > couldn't find getopts, I did find getopt but not getopts > > I have disabling SATA-RAID from bios, as if my SATA works I'm happy > with software raid > > thanks for your speedy reply > AFAIK, you just needed to list the driver in /etc/mkinitrd/modules as Doug suggested. Your problem is beyond my capabilities. I suspect though that you are maybe headed down the wrong path by installing other packages outside debian. maybe someone else will speak up. good luck A > cheers, > Vaibhav. > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFD1tecMifOUWrv+RQRAul0AJ9i+Zt3S/Qfkp7go2mZo0YXNWT9sACffoPr > z0siKoinulYJS7CfqVhVCZE= > =H3tm > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org >
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