On Thursday 21 October 2004 08:40, kernel kernel wrote: > Hi Richard. > > I had a kernel patch and i need to test in the latest kernel. > Before that i am trying to bring the kernel 2.6.x up and running. > That is all i want to do.
Providing the patch you intend to use is for your kernel version why not. > By the way > vmlinux -- is the kernel The kernel can be called anything you want it to be called its up to you. > vmlinuz --- is the boot sector. Is it.??? > > Why initrd is needed ? If you compile your own kernel and "include" disk or card drivers which are needed to boot the system then you dont need initrd. > While mkinitrd, I am getting the error /dev/mapper not found, But > still it makes the initrd image. Never use initrd so i cant comment. There are plenty of sites around giving upto date info on howto compile and use a 2.6 kernel, i suggest once more that you use google to get more info, it is full of it i can assure you. > > Thanks > Amrith -- If the Linux community is a bunch of thieves because they try to imitate windows programs, then the Windows community is built on organized crime. Regards Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
