Re: How do you make mkinitrd work!?

[Michael Spang <mike@midgard.no-ip.org>]

Shawn McCuan wrote:
> Ive downloaded, configured, compiled and installed kernel 2.6.9 BUT- . 
> the only thing I have left to do is "mkinitrd" Im not sure what commands 
> I should be putting in... im trying:
>
> metion:/home/metiosarius/src/linux-2.6.9# mkinitrd 
> /boot/initrd-2.6.9.img 2.6.9
>
> $Id: mkinitrd,v 1.201 2004/05/16 22:00:48 herbert Exp $
>
> Usage: /usr/sbin/mkinitrd [OPTION]... <-o outfile> [version]
> [snip]

mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd-2.6.9.img 2.6.9

Didn't you see the -o in the usage: line?

Michael Spang