By the way, When trying to use mkinitrd using the rescue mode of the CD, it complains about missing /sbin/nash and /sbin/insmod-DIET.
Jean-Michel Le ven 13/09/2002 � 09:00, Guillaume Cottenceau a �crit : > --=-=-= > Name : mkinitrd Relocations: (not relocateable) > Version : 3.1.6 Vendor: MandrakeSoft > Release : 31mdk Build Date: Fri Sep 13 12:48:53 2002 > Install date: (not installed) Build Host: bi.mandrakesoft.com > Group : System/Kernel and hardware Source RPM: (none) > Size : 243524 License: GPL > Packager : Mandrake Linux Team <http://www.mandrakeexpert.com> > URL : http://www.redhat.com/ > Summary : Creates an initial ramdisk image for preloading modules. > Description : > Mkinitrd creates filesystem images for use as initial ramdisk (initrd) > images. These ramdisk images are often used to preload the block > device modules (SCSI or RAID) needed to access the root filesystem. > > In other words, generic kernels can be built without drivers for any > SCSI adapters which load the SCSI driver as a module. Since the > kernel needs to read those modules, but in this case it isn't able to > address the SCSI adapter, an initial ramdisk is used. The initial > ramdisk is loaded by the operating system loader (normally LILO) and > is available to the kernel as soon as the ramdisk is loaded. The > ramdisk image loads the proper SCSI adapter and allows the kernel to > mount the root filesystem. The mkinitrd program creates such a > ramdisk using information found in the /etc/modules.conf file. > > --=-=-= > > * Fri Sep 13 2002 Guillaume Cottenceau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3.1.6-31mdk > > - workaround kmod suckiness (kmod failed to exec modprobe > scsi_hostadapter) by loading sd_mod right after the scsi hostadapter > > -- > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/cookerdevel.php3 >
