On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Henrik Edlund wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Stew Benedict wrote:
>
> SB> In that scenario, you may still need them, as the modules reside
> SB> on /lib and you'll need them to mount "/". To assure they(it) is
> SB> included in the initrd image, use the "--with=" option:
> SB>
> SB> [root@imac root]# /sbin/mkinitrd --with=reiserfs myimage.img
> SB> 2.4.4-6.2mdk
>
> I have never had to use ramdisks during my 9 years of Linux so can you
> explain exactly where and when I do that?
>
You create it - put it in /boot and add an entry in /etc/yaboot.conf:
image=hd:11,/boot/vmlinuz-2.2
label=linux-2.2
root=/dev/hda11
initrd=hd:11,/boot/initrd-2.2.img
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The run ybin to update the bootstrap. You may already have one like the
one illustrated.
That's it.
Stew Benedict
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