Re: missing the initrd file in the kernel package

[Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@ieee.org>]

On Wed, Apr 29 2009, Antonio Diaz wrote:

>   When I compile the kernel the file "initrd" is not created in spite
> of I'm specifying the "--initrd" option in the command line. Exactly,
> the command that I'm using to compile the kernel is:
>
> "make-kpkg --initrd --revision=1:xps.10 kernel_image"
>
>   May be there is a problem with the application that creates the
> initrd file.
>
>   Any suggestions?

,----[ Manual page make-kpkg(1) ]
|  --initrd
|         If make-kpkg is generating a kernel-image package, arrange to
|         convey to the hook scripts that this image requires an initrd,
|         and that the initrd generation hook scripts should not short
|         circuit early. Without this option, the example initramfs hook
|         scripts bundled in with ker‐ nel-package will take no action on
|         installation.  The same effect can be achieved by setting the
|         environment variable INITRD to any non empty value.  Please note
|         that unless there are hook scripts in /etc/kenel or added into
|         the hook script parameter of /etc/kernel-img.conf.  no initrd
|         will be created.
`----

        So, drop in scripts in /etc/kernel/post{inst,rm}.d/ to
 create/delete the initramfs files. You can use yaird, or
 initramfs-tools. For the latter, there are example scripts that you
 could use as a starting point:
 /usr/share/kernel-package/examples/etc/kernel/post{inst,rm}.d/initramfs

        manoj
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