Re: modifying initrd.img

[Richard Hector <rhector@actrix.gen.nz>]

On Thu, 2002-12-05 at 21:36, Herbert Xu wrote:
> Richard Hector <rhector@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
> > 
> > Unfortunately, the loadmodules script tries to load INI9100 for my SCSI
> > card, but that module doesn't exist, so I end up with a kernel panic
> > (can't mount root fs).
> 
> Make sure you've got initrd-tools >= 0.1.23 and regenerate the initrd
> image:
> 
> mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-xxx /lib/modules/xxx
> lilo

Thanks Herbert - after reading your mkinitrd manpage and editing
/etc/mkinitrd/modules to include my initio driver, that worked perfectly
(although sloowly - I think I need more RAM :-)

Richard