Bernard wrote: >> >>You really could use the recent 2.6.30.4. There were different problems >>with 2.6.20 to 2.6.30. I find 2.6.30.4 the best I've had since 2.6.20. >> >> > I tried 2.6.30.4. Same result as with 2.6.26.2 : compiles without > errors, but crashes on boot. >
so you are missing some essential part of it >>So, what I would do (if I were you) is that I would download latest >>2.6.30.4, and compile all I need to access my boot partition (as you >>already did with md in the kernel), >> > > I just did that again You sure you picked up _all_ you need to boot? > >>then compile and rebuild or build by >>hand initramfs. >>Build by hand I pretty simple- it's actually hacking the one used. I do >>unzip it >> cd /tmp; mkdir test; cd test >> zcat /boot/initrd....gz | cpio -Hnewc -i >> >> > The initrd.img that I have on my working system, as well as those > initrd.img that 'mkinitrd' generates when requested, are not compressed > files. Filenames are : initrd.img-2.6.20-16-386 for instance. No .gz > behind. I still tried to gunzip one, just in case that would still be a > compressed file without usual extension, but no, it is not handled by > gunzip or zcat. I tried cpio on that file as is, but I got : 'cpio: > premature end of file'. a 'vi filename' shows that this is a binary > file. No point to edit then. Did you try bzip? > > So, at this point, I don't have a clue of how to build an initrd.img > file that would allow my newly compiled 2.6.30.4 kernel to boot on my > system. You know pretty much already. You can do it yourself. What about using a already working image like I've suggested. You can take i.e. ubuntu knoppix or debian live - boot with it and copy the relevant parts from /boot/ and /lib/modules to your hard drive I now had also another idea. Is your boot partition may be full, so initrd can not be written completely when generated? it happens more often then you can imagine regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
