On Fri, 2003-07-18 at 20:15, James Sparenberg wrote: > All, > > Suddenly I can't make a viable initrd.img I've removed and > re-installed mkinitrd ... but no change. Here's the story. > > build 16mm with about 50% fewer modules, the ck2 patch and the win4lin > patch. All patches applied without a problem. I'd previously built the > 16mm kernel etc and it works. > > Do make mrproper, make xconfig, make dep, make bzImage, make clean, make > modules, make modules_install, and make install. Up to make install > everything is without error. > > When I do the make install the last few lines are. > > sh -x ./install.sh 2.4.21-wflplus bzImage > /usr/src/linux-2.4.21-0.16mm-mdk/System.map "" > + '[' -x /root/bin/installkernel ']' > + '[' -x /sbin/installkernel ']' > + exec /sbin/installkernel 2.4.21-wflplus bzImage > /usr/src/linux-2.4.21-0.16mm-mdk/System.map '' > mke2fs 1.32 (09-Nov-2002) > mke2fs 1.32 (09-Nov-2002) > look like there was a problem, the default vmlinuz version is not the > same of the initrd which mean you have a mdk kernel and not a mdk initrd > you may go in trouble > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/usr/src/linux-2.4.21-0.16mm-mdk/arch/i386/boot' > > (Note the English above is as it appears.... Not my English) > > > a check of /boot and /etc/lilo.conf show that all is there (including > the intrd.img. And looks good. lilo runs without problem. > > Reboot and choose the new kernel. It starts I see loading vmlinuz the > screen goes blank and I return to the lilo page. Ok. I try to install > 18mdk from RPM. Same exact result. So I go into /boot move the img for > a working 13mdk to the side and try to make an new image. This returns > no error. run lilo and reboot to 13mdk .... it does the same as the new > kernel. move the original intrd.img back and it now boots without a > qualm. Conclusion... I can't build an initrd.img. Any thoughts here? > > Running MDK 9.1 fully upgraded. (except for the kernel I can't get to > run.) > > James >
Hmmmm seems I've hit the great non-duplicable problem. Bummer. OK how about this one. Does anyone know of a way I could build the initrd on another box, then move it over to this one? James
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