I'm trying to figure out if this command is trivial, vital, dangerous or
negligible.
I recompiled my kernel some weeks ago, following the directions for a
comparable system (Toshiba 330 CDS) at the Linux for Laptops page and the HOWTO
for making the kernel ready to talk to a ZIP drive (which I mean to get real
soon now..)
Anyway, I was going back through my RedHat 5.2 manual and I noticed
something I somehow skipped over before. The manual claims "an initrd
image is needed for loading your SCSI module at boot time." It
recommends I run /sbin/mkinitrd to build a 'proper initrd image.'
However, it does *not* tell me how to back up the old image if I screw up.
As a newbie, I am reluctant to do anything without a list of instructions for
undoing it.
I plan to be getting the parallel port Zip drive which requires the
imm adapter. I double-checked what I did for my kernel vs. the new HOWTO at http://njtcom.com/dansie/zip-drive.html.
However, I saw no instruction for running /sbin/initrd in there.
When I reboot, SCSI support seems to be initializing happily even though no
devices are found.
So is anyone familiar with these issues who can set me straight?
Thanks in advance.
