I resolved the issue like so:
1) Download kernel source (K) from kernel.org
2) move the archive to a place where source is, /home/user/linux for
example (will have to do mkdir /home/user/linux first of course!) via
mv /home/user/Desktop/archive /dest/archive
3) Extract the archive: if .tar.bz2:
On 8/21/07, Jan Engelhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> - which is why people use initramfs. It's all perfect.
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> >Perfect is the enemy of good
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> Jan
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How would I go about setting up a initramfs for the kernel? The book
I'm referring to to help me learn kernel compilation and inst
On 8/21/07, Ismail Dönmez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well also the filesystem module for the root fs ( / ) should not be a module
> as you won't be able mount root at startup hence causing a panic.
Thanks, I have made sure that it is built in along with ata_piix
...however now I get this error:
On 8/21/07, Jan Engelhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> success = (using_initramfs && ide == 'M') || ide == 'Y';
Thanks for the replies guys, I am building the ata_piix and
ata_generic drivers into the kernel now...hope this works :)
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On 8/21/07, Ismail Dönmez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Make sure your IDE/SATA driver is compiled in unless you are using an
> initramfs image.
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> Regards,
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> Perfect is the enemy of good
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Ah so the IDE/SATA driver should not be a module (if it is a module
it'll cause this issu
On 8/21/07, Hex Star <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ah so the IDE/SATA driver should not be a module (if it is a module
> it'll cause this issue)?
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One more thing, are there any other critical kernel components that
won't work as a module and thus prevent boot?
Thanks!
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