Re: Unable to compile a bootable kernel, or, how do I make a romfs?
Not sure I follow what you're trying to do with cramfs but I've
not had to use the cramfs packaging at all... I just use mkinitrd in the
initrd-tools package and haven't had a problem...
Jeremy
On Thu, Nov 08, 2001 at 11:27:05AM -0600, Timothy J. Miller wrote:
> 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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