>
> andre wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am trying to rescue a machine with reiserfs partitions (the last kernel
> > > install did not create the initrd.img).
> > >
> > > The kernels installed by cd.img or network.img do not support reiserfs, so I
> > > am wondering how I should proceed. I believe there used to be an all.img
> > > supporting reiserfs, but it is gone. The only image able to load the reiser=
> > > fs
> > > module is hdreiserfs.img, but I don't have cooker on the machine I am trying
> > > to rescue.
> > >
> > > I would really appreciate an answer, just to know if there is a faint hope I
> > > can recover the current config or if I have to reinstall everything (the
> > > current rumors of lost partitions make me a bit nervous).
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > =3D-=3D
> > > kk1
> > >
> > I don't know if you have the 7.2 installation cd but you can use that. Saying that
>i think there is something wrong with mkinitrd. I could get it to work.
>
> You should not use an initrd unless you have to. This is my experiance
> compile the drivers into the kernel. If someone blows away your mods by
> mistake you are
> will be SOL. Always have a repair disk and alway keep a back up kernel
> untill you are SURE that everythings is work. And I mean be SURE.
>
>
That can be but reiserfs has AFAIK some problems when used as builtin and not as
module for the kernel. Also i think he just installed the cooker so he hadn't time to
build a kernel and when you use reiserfs (or scsi) as root you need an initrd.
This is the error i get when i try to install cooker on a reiserfs root partition
* running: mkinitrd -f /boot/initrd-2.4.0-0.12mdk.img --ifneeded 2.4.0-0.12mdk w
ith root /mnt
* warning: mkinitrd failed at /usr/bin/perl-install/bootloader.pm line 73.
* running: mkinitrd -f /boot/initrd-2.4.0-0.12mdk.img --ifneeded 2.4.0-0.12mdk w
ith root /mnt
* warning: mkinitrd failed at /usr/bin/perl-install/bootloader.pm line 73.
