If I need an initrd.img,  how do I make one?

--- Stuart Jansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Tue, 2005-05-17 at 18:24 -0700, Michael Huston wrote:
> > OOPS! Forgot the  menu.lst
> > 
> > --- Michael Huston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > > My computer is having troubles with the root=boot option. The
> > > partition
> > > is the same as the working  kernels, but it is having troubles
> with
> > > the
> > > "root= " boot option. Can anyone point me to a site that they
> think
> > > would be helpful?
> > > 
> > > Does this make sense to anyone else?
> > > 
> > > Vmlinuz-custom2.6.8 is what I renamed the file that was created
> when
> > > I
> > > did a make bzImage.
> 
> The lines:
> ---
> title           Other operating systems:
> root
> ---
> worry me because they are not valid. I've seen grub perform strangely
> when given an invalid menu.lst. (In fact, our new trouble shooting
> class
> includes a rather evil scenario based on that.)
> 
> Other wise, I see not mention of Vmlinuz-custom2.6.8 in the menu.lst.
> I
> do see your Homebuilt entry. Could be that you just have the kernel
> name
> wrong. Alternatively, could be that you need an initrd and haven't
> specified one.
> 
> -- 
> Stuart Jansen                   e-mail/jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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