Re: mkinitrd question

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is a long shot, but bear with me please.
>
> I run a two-seater desktop with suspend2 in a 2.6.17.13-ck1 custom kernel.
>
> I use no initrd image.
>
> But with suspend2 you can have a user interface showing you what is 
> happening in either text of fb. Text is good enough for me (TM)
>
> But on resume the user interface module must be present in an initrd 
> image in order to show up.
>
> So I am trying to create an initrd image with just 3 things in it that I 
> have entered into /etc/mkinitrd/modules:
>
> suspend2ui_fbsplash
> suspend2ui_text
> suspend2ui_usplash
>
> and those I have place in directory /lib/modules/2.6.17.13-ck1
>
> Then in / I run:
>
> mkinitrd -k -o initrd.img
>
> But the error that keeps occurring is:
>
> FATAL: Module suspend2ui_fbsplash not found.
> FATAL: Module suspend2ui_text not found.
> FATAL: Module suspend2ui_usplash not found.
>
> Question:
>
> These are "user built" modules and not kernel built modules, they don't 
> even have the right .ko extensions, how do you make an image that 
> includes them?

Problem is that on a newer kernel you run yaird.

Have to tweak the /etc/yaird/Templates.cfg

Reply if you want details.

Then run yaird -o /boot/initrd.img

And then lilo.

It worked but only the first resume, not subsequent ones :-(

Haven't tried ydebug yet.

H