On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 02:07:39AM +0100, Antony Gelberg wrote: > On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 08:13:59PM -0400, Jerome R. Acks wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 19, 2003 at 05:39:49PM +0200, Ron Rademaker wrote: > > > > > modprobe: Can't locate module cramsfs > > > mount: fs type cramfs not supported by kernel > > > > > I use romfs... So I guess I shouldn't need cramfs, why it tries to load > > > it, no idea. > > > I created the initrd with mkinitrd (the debian package) and I've set > > > modules and root to all > > > I do have the pdc-ultra module (this module is the reason I need an > > > initrd image), and using local loop device to mount the image: it is > > > there!! > > > > /etc/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.conf is mkinitrd configuration file. "mkcramfs" > > is used to make the initrd.img in debian's mkinitrd package. > > On a similar note, I'm trying to get an initrd working to load ft3xx > module in 2.4.22. > > I tried: > > mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-2.4.22-test /lib/modules/2.4.22.20030927a > > but when it got to the good bit, it wouldn't mount my root fs. I do > have the ft3xx line in /etc/mkinitrd/modules. > > Any ideas? If normal mkinitrd scripts don't add the module, you can list it in /etc/mkinitrd/modules and then rebuild the initrd.img with: mkinitrd -o initrd.img-2.4.22-test If it works correctly, you can later move it to /boot. > > I then tried to mount /boot/initrd.debinstall so that I could see what > it contained, and "roll my own". However I can't mount the fricking > thing. > > mount -o loop -t cramfs /boot/initrd.debinstall /mnt > > It said something about /boot/initrd.debinstall not being a block > device. What am I doing wrong (apart from owning a disk controller with > no kernel driver)? > > A > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > -- Jerome
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