Package: initramfs-tools Version: 0.92f On OLPC machines, root is a nand device that is mounted as mtd0 (it is neither a block device nor a char device). The arguments passed to the kernel are "ro root=mtd0 rootfstype=jffs2".
Unfortunately, attempting to use an initrd based upon initramfs-tools on such a machine results in a kernel panic and a syntax error. Begin: Mounting root file system ... /init: line 172: syntax error: 0xmtd0 The probably appears to be in parse_numeric(); the init scripts assume that normal devices are always prefixed with /, and root= strings that aren't are raw device numbers (prefixing them with 0x). I'm not sure if there are other devices similar to mtd that don't begin with a /. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]