Michael is on permanent record as saying: : :Nick Rout asked why you would bother with an initrd. The reason, apart :from mounting root on a scsi device, is that later kernels will eventually :require an initrd, which as I understand it takes some driver :responsibility away from the kernel. So it's a habit you'd do well to :practice (I'm not one to speak really).
If that is the case, then I should start filling out a bug report. If it's going to be a mandatory system, then the install process should either be more clearly defined or (if it's some incompatability) fixed. :My recommendations: Drop 2.4.20 immediately and try 2.4.19. Get /etc/fstab :right. Pursue initrd - it's easy to make an initrd anyway. Oh, and make :sure you're compiling the kernel for the right processor! I'm on the right processor, so that's covered. I'm not willing to drop 2.4.20 for initrd, though. My laptop has a buggy bios that's supported in this kernel which allows me to enable dma. Thanks for the info. Greg --- -
