Re: The lost cramfs patch (was: Debian Investigation Report after Server Compromises)
Hello Benedict! On Sun, Dec 07, 2003 at 03:15:22AM +0100, Benedict Verheyen wrote: I found a mail on the developers mailing list that shows how to make an initrd without the cramfs patch. One can use the following in the mkinitrd.conf file: MKIMAGE=genromfs -d %s -f %s This would mean that the lost cramfs patch can remain lost since one doesn't really need it :) Right :) BTW, I just read on current debian-devel about this: |MKIMAGE='genromfs -f /dev/fd/1 -d %s | gzip -9 %s' |The above is a better option. I guess you meant the Initrd rocks!-subthread... Cheers, Flo pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: The lost cramfs patch (was: Debian Investigation Report after Server Compromises)
- Original Message - From: Florian Ernst [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:37 AM Subject: Re: The lost cramfs patch (was: Debian Investigation Report after Server Compromises) Hello Benedict! On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 12:06:35AM +0100, Benedict Verheyen wrote: Heh. Then it's kind of logical that i don't find any package ;) Well, It's simply that I don't know about a place for downloading it, but this doesn't necessarily mean there isn't any... ;) It's indeed mentioned that you don't need one for a single machine. Anyway, even if you do use an initrd, you can do it without cramfs apparently by chagning the mkinitrd.conf file There you have to change the MKINITRD but i'm not sure what you can put in place of the mkcramfs there. I just read you could use romfs instead of cramfs by using genromfs, but as I actually have never had the need to use initrd at all I simply cannot be sure. Cheers, Flo I found a mail on the developers mailing list that shows how to make an initrd without the cramfs patch. One can use the following in the mkinitrd.conf file: MKIMAGE=genromfs -d %s -f %s This would mean that the lost cramfs patch can remain lost since one doesn't really need it :) Benedict -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: The lost cramfs patch (was: Debian Investigation Report after Server Compromises)
Hello Benedict! On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 12:06:35AM +0100, Benedict Verheyen wrote: Heh. Then it's kind of logical that i don't find any package ;) Well, It's simply that I don't know about a place for downloading it, but this doesn't necessarily mean there isn't any... ;) It's indeed mentioned that you don't need one for a single machine. Anyway, even if you do use an initrd, you can do it without cramfs apparently by chagning the mkinitrd.conf file There you have to change the MKINITRD but i'm not sure what you can put in place of the mkcramfs there. I just read you could use romfs instead of cramfs by using genromfs, but as I actually have never had the need to use initrd at all I simply cannot be sure. Cheers, Flo pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: The lost cramfs patch (was: Debian Investigation Report after Server Compromises)
Hello Benedict! On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 08:08:05PM +0100, Benedict Verheyen wrote: So: Where is this patch hiding and how can you get it? I don't know about a place where you could download it from, but you can easily extract it from init/do_mounts.c from your Debian kernel-sources, just take everything matching 'cramfs' keeping any structures intact. You can find an outline on this page http://www.bolli.homeip.net/bb/cgi/blosxom.cgi/software/debian at 'Linux mit cramfs als initrd' (you won't need to understand German, though), but also see http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-kernel.en.html Actually you don't _need_ this patch at all. Cheers, Flo pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: The lost cramfs patch (was: Debian Investigation Report after Server Compromises)
- Original Message - From: Florian Ernst [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 11:13 PM Subject: Re: The lost cramfs patch (was: Debian Investigation Report after Server Compromises) Hello Benedict! On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 08:08:05PM +0100, Benedict Verheyen wrote: So: Where is this patch hiding and how can you get it? I don't know about a place where you could download it from, but you can easily extract it from init/do_mounts.c from your Debian kernel-sources, just take everything matching 'cramfs' keeping any structures intact. Heh. Then it's kind of logical that i don't find any package ;) You can find an outline on this page http://www.bolli.homeip.net/bb/cgi/blosxom.cgi/software/debian at 'Linux mit cramfs als initrd' (you won't need to understand German, though), but also see http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-kernel.en.html Actually you don't _need_ this patch at all. It's indeed mentioned that you don't need one for a single machine. Anyway, even if you do use an initrd, you can do it without cramfs apparently by chagning the mkinitrd.conf file There you have to change the MKINITRD but i'm not sure what you can put in place of the mkcramfs there. Regards, Benedict -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
