"Noah L. Meyerhans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've got images building on Alpha, but I can't seem to get the kernel to > load the initrd from the second floppy. (The kernel+initrd are about > 600k too big for a single floppy.) > > I've tried various combinations of parameters to the kernel. If I pass > "root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1", which is what boot-floppies pass to the I think you need /dev/floppy/0, since we're using devfs.
> 2.2 kernel, I at least get prompted for the second floppy, though it > subsequently chokes: > VFS: Insert root floppy disk to be loaded into RAM disk and press ENTER > request_module[block-major-2]: Root fs not mounted > request_module[block-major-2]: Root fs not mounted > VFS: Cannot open root device "fd0" or 02:00 > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 02:00 > > If I pass parameters similar to what the x86 syslinux.cfg contains > (root=/dev/rd/0 devfs=mount,dall load_ramdisk=1), I never get asked for root= must be the floopy dev for this to work afaik. > the second floppy and the kernel panics with "cramfs: wrong magic". It > seems like this would be the right thing, except that the initrd hasn't > been loaded. The problem is that the 2.4.19-386 kernel does not have floppy support. -- CYa, Mario -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
