Brett Charbeneau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.2.16-3.img 2.2.16-3
> > Try running it with the '-v' (verbose) switch and see if you get any
> >errors.
> Good idea.
> No errors - here's what I get (and I moved to the newest kernel on
>this figuring, hey, what the heck?)
>
>[root@franklin /boot]# mkinitrd -v /boot/initrd-2.2.17-14.img 2.2.17-14
>Using modules:
>Using loopback device /dev/loop0
>/bin/ash.static -> /tmp/initrd.3991/bin/sh
>/sbin/insmod.static -> /tmp/initrd.3991/bin/insmod
This worries me. I generally build in SCSI card drivers, especially for
servers that have embedded SCSI cards. I *think* with the verbose option
you should see something telling you that mkinitrd is including the SCSI
card drivers. According to the man page, initrd looks for
/etc/conf.modules *rather* than /etc/modules.conf, but IIRC, the last time
I made an initrd image on one of my 6.2 boxes it used /etc/modules.conf
without any complaints. You might try creating a softlink for
/etc/modules.conf and try your mkinitrd again.
>> If you boot into single user mode can you load the SCSI card driver
> > manually? I don't think any of this will solve your problem but it
> > might
> > point you in the right direction.
> Actually, I can.
> When I try to boot the new kernel everything fleebs and comes to
>the Ctrl-D halt. I enter the root password and try this:
>
>insmod -fm /lib/modules/2.2.17-4/scsi/aic7xxx.o
>
> And then I can mount the SCSI drives all I want.
> Any clues?
This also leads me to believe initrd isn't looking in the correct place for
modules to be loaded, which would explain your boot problem. Try what I've
suggested above and see if that doesn't help.
-Eric
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