Re: i want a large (16MB+) initial ramdisk...
sbunse@tvk.rwth-aachen.de wrote:
>
> i'm trying to build a rescue bootcd with a big initrd supporting lots of
> hardware. but even with (IMHO) only some modules i have problems staying under a
> 4MB restriction for the initrd. is there a way around this?
> any hints appreciated :-)
Have you found/read the BootDisk-HOWTO? (http://www.linux.com/howto)
There are two issues here:
- creation of the initrd image
- telling the kernel on boot to create a RAMDISK larger than the default
of 4MB.
It's probably the second bullet you're having problems with. Via LILO,
SYSLINUX, whatever, you need to pass the following parameter to the
kernel:
ramdisk_size=16384
The number is KB, so the value above is 16MB.
Hope this helps!
Later,
Kevin Traas
http://www.netmaster.com
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