Re: compiling kernels newer than 2.6.8
On Wednesday 02 February 2005 19:18, Kai Hildebrandt wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 18:10:00 -0400
>
> Derek Broughton <derek@pointerstop.ca> wrote:
> > Well, I have a debian-source 2.6.7 and a vanilla-source 2.4.27, I've
> > compiled them both, both configured with CONFIG_CRAMFS=y and compiled
> > with "make-kpkg --initrd" and (a) they both have an initrd file; (b)
> > they boot :-); (c) my main file systems are indeed compiled into the
> > kernel, but I'm pretty sure I tried both of these _without_ an initrd
> > and couldn't boot them. Possibly, I'm wrong on that - I just compile
> > these things, I don't claim to understand them :-) I _did_ think that
> > if it even offered me a CONFIG_CRAMFS option, it must have the
> > "cramfs" patch.--
> > derek
>
> OK, again:
>
> cramfs _is_ part of the vanilla kernel. But with vanilla kernels it is
> not possible to use a cramfs on an initrd if it is not patched against
> the debian kernel patch. make-kpkg explicitly warns you about this if
> you are using the --initrd option.
I know that - so explain why I can create an initrd that works on a vanilla
2.4.27?
--
derek
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