Hi John, You need to do is remove the initrd line from the boot loaded configuration file.
If you are using lilo, the line looks like initrd=/initrd.img John O'Hagan wrote: > On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 02:53 am, you wrote: > >>John O'Hagan wrote: >> >>>Hi all, >>> >>>I'm looking for a brief summary of the differences between Debian kernel >>>sources (such as those provided by the linux-source-2.6* packages), and >>>the stock source from kernel.org. > > [...] > >>>What do I need to be aware of if I use stock sources? > > [...] > > >>Here are two pointers for kernel building newbies: >> >>1. Be sure that the code for your IDE chipset (if you're using IDE) is >>built in to the kernel, rather than being built as a module. >>2. Be sure that the code for your / (root) filesystem (ext3, reiserfs, >>etc.) is built into the kernel, rather than being built as a module. >> >>Doing these things will allow you to skip using an initial ram disk >>(initrd). >>These are the two most common issues that foiled my first kernel >>building attempts. :) > > > Thanks Mitch for your tips; I have built a few kernels before, and have them > set up as you suggest; however, they still seem to use an initrd by default. > How does one prevent this? (I have read man kernel-pkg.conf, but didn't quite > follow it!) > > Thanks, > > John > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
