> On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 07:01:01PM +0100, Olivier Blin wrote: > >On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:58:17 +0100 (MET) > >"Svetoslav Slavtchev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> it didn't worked, but it works with the debian's mkinitrd > > > >I'll have a look, thanks :) > >LFS's mkinitrd is a good reference too. > > > >> have you missed that cramfs is readonly ? > >> we actually are missing /dev/root > >> as "mkrootdev /dev/root" fails -- read only fs > >> but it probably needs quite deeper changes > > > >Yes, I missed that, sorry about that :-/ > >It was a bit tired, I haven't even slept an hour last night ... > > > will someone hear me please. > i posted about the same issue last time we spoke about replacing initrd > fs. > you need a writable dev! > for devfs this is easy > without devfs it is not! > if you use 2.4 with LVM1 you also need a writable /etc (this requrement > can be lifted with LVM2, i believe) > > I am trying to find a way around it, probably my mkinitrd which already > creates device nodes on the fly has only to be slightly tuned: mount a > tmpfs on /dev and create the nodes i forgot about. > I will try to add cramfs/tmpfs support if someone kindly notices the > fact i am doing it, if this stuff is not scheduled to be merged > sometimes then i will not bother.
i'll be happy to test, but sadly i can not help to get it merged :( we'll probably have to keep support for lvm1, couldn't we mount tmpfs on /etc in the initrd svetljo -- NEU F�R ALLE - GMX MediaCenter - f�r Fotos, Musik, Dateien... Fotoalbum, File Sharing, MMS, Multimedia-Gru�, GMX FotoService Jetzt kostenlos anmelden unter http://www.gmx.net +++ GMX - die erste Adresse f�r Mail, Message, More! +++
