On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Henrik Edlund wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Stew Benedict wrote:
>
> SB> I have not tried it, so I can't really recommend a procedure. Nor did I
> SB> try anything with Reiser and the installer. Obviously Reiser code is in
> SB> the installer as it is the same one used for Intel, but at the time I was
> SB> more concerned with getting proper partition, ext2, and bootstrap setup
> SB> going.
> SB>
> SB> I don't know if yaboot would have any issue or not. You would need the
> SB> reiser modules in your initrd for sure.
> SB>
> SB> If you do decide to experiment, I'd like to hear your results.
>
> I would of course keep /boot as ext2 as it is a waste to have reiser
> there. Do I still need the reiser modules in my initrd then? If so, how do
> I do? I am willing to "experiment", as soon as my new iBook2 arrives from
> Taiwan.
>
In that scenario, you may still need them, as the modules reside on /lib
and you'll need them to mount "/". To assure they(it) is included in the
initrd image, use the "--with=" option:
[root@imac root]# /sbin/mkinitrd --with=reiserfs myimage.img 2.4.4-6.2mdk
HTH,
Stew Benedict
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