Try specifying a filesystem type of ext2 or minix. Also the initrd image is probably compressed so you'll need to gunzip it before mounting.
~Scott On November 22, 2003 10:51 pm, Craig McLean wrote: > I tried that, it complains that I need to specify a filesystem. I tried > romfs and that didn't work, it stated that it was the wrong fs type. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jesse Kline > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 10:33 PM > To: General discussion for Calgary Linux Users Group > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Mounting an initrd image. > > Quoting Craig McLean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hello. > > > > I have an existing initrd image that I would like to make some changes > > to, is it possible to mount an initrd image via loopback or some other > > method, make some changes then button the image backup again? > > I think you can just > # mount -o loop initrd /tmp/initrd > ... > # umount /tmp/initrd > > Jesse > > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
