Hi!
I've found that there is no mkinitrd commnad in Debian.
Is there any tools or package can do the same thing like mkinitrd in RedHat ?
In RedHat:
Use mkinitrd I can give a new pathname for new kernel's modules.
Like /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17-1 with /lib/modules/2.2.17-1
and /boot/vmliniz-2.2.17-2 with /lib/modules/2.2.17-2 ... etc.
So I can just only add a new entry in /etc/lilo.conf, then reboot for test
new kernel. If failed, I can easy to switch back the old kernel, because
they are use the different modules path.
But in Debian:
I can't find mkinitrd program. So everytime I need to test new kernel, I
must to move the modules path /lib/modules/2.2.17 to /lib/modules/2.2.17.old
and move the /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17 to /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17.old, then install
the new kernel and modules, then reboot it.
If this new kernel can't work. I found there is no easy way to switch back.
Because the /lib/modules/2.2.17 is for new kernel, so the old kernel image
can't find some modules in the path contain new modules.
So I must boot from a floopy or CD-ROM to mount the disk, then move the
/lib/modules/2.2.17.old back to /lib/modules/2.2.17 to let old kernel image
work.
Is there any suggest for testing new kernel and modules easy like I do it in
a RedHat box ?
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