I reported trouble with rc2... initrd.lrp backed up once, but after that something is corrupt and I cannot back it up again.
On Mon, 24 Jun 2002, Simon Blake wrote: > Hi Kim > > On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 08:05:42AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > Aanhalen Simon Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > > > > > We will create an initrd.lrp package that can be backed up without a > > > glitch. > > > > > > No, it won't - there's a gzip process that has to be gone through in > > > between - you have to gzip initrd-new.img, and rename initrd-new.img.gz > > > to initrd.lrp. There also some other little bugs in that document that > > > I've found - I'll update it for rc3 shortly. > > > > Yes but if you do that you create a working initrd.lrp that is > > not "backupable". > > And you will have to make some modifications to the backup script. > > Really? It worked for me - the packages out the far end were perfectly > backupable. I fail to see what temporary name you give your image while > you populate it important - what is crucial is that at the end of the > process, the image must be gzipped, and called initrd.lrp. How you get > to that stage is up to you. > > > If you use initrd.lrp instead of initrd-new.img and continue on in the process > > this still means gzipping and renaming you create a package that can be backed > > up. > > I don't believe it makes a blind bit of difference - the initrd.lrp that > I created backs up fine - I've tried it on a bunch of different > routers. > > > Don't just take my word for it, try it. I tried it all out this weekend. > > I know it makes the filenames confusing, but I am affraid its the only way > > to create a package that can be backed up. And on occasion you might want > > to change initrd because of change in bootmedium or creating a larger > > systemsize. > > What exact error do you get when you backup? I suspect you're doing > something else wrong, since I don't see how the working image name can > make any possible difference. Are you perhaps not renaming it to > initrd.lrp before you use it? > > Cheers > Si > > > > > Kim Oppalfens > > Azlan Training > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > > This mail sent through Tiscali Webmail (http://webmail.tiscali.be) > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > Sponsored by: > > ThinkGeek at http://www.ThinkGeek.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leaf-devel mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > Sponsored by: > ThinkGeek at http://www.ThinkGeek.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leaf-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go Live... DCN:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live Go... Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. Playing Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. rocks...2k --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: ThinkGeek at http://www.ThinkGeek.com/ _______________________________________________ Leaf-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
