Re: kernel compile - Unable to mount root fs

[Aioanei Rares <debian.dev.list@gmail.com>]

Aioanei Rares wrote:
> mkinitrd is a standard command on all linux systems, so you can check
> its manual page. Maybe man update-initramfs can help too. Best of
> luck.
>
> On 7/17/09, Don Quixote de la Mancha <quixote@dulcineatech.com> wrote:
>   
> > In your Grub menu.lst file, there are some lines that look like this one:
> >
> >   initrd          /initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686
> >
> > You need a line like that just below the item for the kernel you're
> > trying to boot, except that you want the initrd version to match the
> > new kernel version.
> >
> > initrd stands for Initial RAM Disk.  It's a compressed archive that
> > contains the contents of a small initial root filesystem, with just
> > enough in it to to load the modules you're going to need to mount your
> > root filesystem.  In particular it needs to have the modules for your
> > lvm and any RAID controllers.
> >
> > I've never made an initrd on Debian, but on Fedora the command is mkinitrd.
> >
> > Don Quixote
> > --
> > Don Quixote de la Mancha
> > quixote@dulcineatech.com
> > http://www.dulcineatech.com
> >
> >
> > --
> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
> > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact
> > listmaster@lists.debian.org
> >
> >
> >     
>
>   
And sorry for the top-post.