Unable to compile a bootable kernel, or, how do I make a romfs?
I'm compiling a 2.4.13 kernel with patches from non-debian sources.
"make-kpkg --initrd --config oldconfig kernel_image" produces an
installable package with proper symlinks to an initrd, and lilo works
fine.
But when booting the image it cannot mount the root cramfs.
Looking in the archives, I see that someone else posted this question,
and Russell Coker answered on 30 Oct that cramfs only works because of
patches in the kernel-source packages. He suggests using genromfs to
make a romfs instead of cramfs.
One question:
How?
I don't think I'm particularly dense or anything (though I could be
wrong), but I've never done this before and I haven't found any relevent
howtos or anyone detailing a method.
Failing that, what are the patches in the kernel-source packages that
fix cramfs, and where can I get them?
Thanks in advance.
-- Cerebus
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