Re: Writing a kernel building walkthrough - proofreaders wanted
On 13 Sep 2002 18:59:40 -0500 Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> wrote:
> How so? Furthermore, what extra steps do you take to avoid having to
> use one? When I built a 2.4.19 kernel yesterday and omitted the
> '--initrd' option, I was unable to boot. I recovered with the old
> 2.4.18 kernel, made an initrd, and was back up and running after the
> reboot. Given that I've detailed the exact commands I used to build a
> kernel, what did I miss?
To boot without it, you need to make sure that all needed drivers are
built into the kernel. Personally, I prefer the initrd image option.
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Jamin W. Collins
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