Re: compiling kernels newer than 2.6.8
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Hello,
> > On Tuesday 01 February 2005 08:52, Dale Harris wrote:
> > > On Tue, Feb 01, 2005 at 01:08:57PM +0100, Kai Hildebrandt
> > > elucidated:
> > > > It is true that debian patch the kernel sources with a cramfs
> > > > patch. Without that patch you won't be able to use initrd with the
> > > > mkinitrd *default configuration*!
> > >
> > > This is perhaps the case with 2.4 kernel. 2.6 kernels have cramfs
> > > included in the vanilla kernel.
> >
> > I don't think it's even true with 2.4. I'm sure I've used vanilla
> > kernels and, despite the warning, got a working initrd. "make-kpkg
> > --initrd..."--
>
> Hard to believe because cramfs only works with debian patched
> kernelsources. Even the vanilla-kernel 2.6.10 does not support cramfs on
> initrd.
>
Hmm...
I'm using Cramfs initrd on a vanilla 2.6.10 kernel to boot my debian
desktop PC... and it's using lvm which it required to have in the initrd
cause the root is on the lvm... (don't ask me why, i have not yet figured ;) )
I'm pretty sure the initrd works.. cause without the kernel won't boot.
Greetings
Martin
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Martin Hauser <mh@alla.franken.de>
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