Re: [suse-sparc] init_rd

From: Thorsten Kukuk (kukuk@suse.de)
Date: Thu Aug 09 2001 - 09:03:38 PDT

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    Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 18:03:38 +0200
From: Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>
Message-ID: <20010809180338.A14087@suse.de>
Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] init_rd

    On Thu, Aug 09, Holzrichter, Bruce wrote:

    > Hello,
    >
    > I have compiled kernel 2.4.7 on my Ultra5 on Suse7.1 and I am trying to
    > install. It seems when making the initrd image, mk_initrd seems to hang.
    > My process list shows a tmp filed mounted as loop, and the mkinitrd process,
    > but nothing happens. Has anyone run into this problem? I am searching the
    > lists and no luck. I am relatively new to Suse, so maybe I am not passing
    > the right info to mk_initrd?

    You don't need to pass any info to mk_initrd if your kernel is
    called /boot/vmlinuz, /boot/vmlinuz_24 or /boot/vmlinuz.suse

    I'm not sure about plain 2.4.7, but there are some 2.4 kernel
    versions which have big problems with loop devices.

      Thorsten 

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