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From: Karol Krizka <kkrizka@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] initrd
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 15:43:45
Message-Id: 200510290841.51988.kkrizka@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] initrd by DR GM SEDDON
1 On Saturday 29 October 2005 07:16, DR GM SEDDON wrote:
2 > my grub.conf:
3 > ' default 0
4 > timeout 5
5 > splashimage=(hd0.0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
6 >
7 > title=linux-2.6.13
8 > root (hd0.0)
9 > kernel /genkernel--x86_64-2.6.13-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc
10 > ramdisk-8193 real_root=/dev/hda3 udev
11 > initrd /initrd'
12 >
13 I have the sameconfig and it works ok exept the name of /initrd I
14 have /initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.13-gentoo-r3. Maybe that is the problem?
15
16 > I see hoew by saying root (hd0,0) leaves things relative to /boot. But
17 > there is no linuxrc in /boot. I think this is the prob.
18 >
19 /linuxrc is in the initramfs thing so that's not the problem.
20
21 > The error code is 15.
22 > Thanks
23 >
24 > Craig Webster wrote:
25 > > On 29 Oct 2005, at 14:21, DR GM SEDDON wrote:
26 > >> Dmitri Pogosyan wrote:
27 > >>> Not really, you can use initramfs in place of initrd. I have in
28 > >>> grub.conf title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.13-r3 UDEV root (hd0,0) kernel /
29 > >>> kernel-2.6.13-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk=16384 init=/linuxrc
30 > >>> real_root=/dev/sda2 vga=3847 udev initrd /initramfs-2.6.13-gentoo-r3
31 > >>>
32 > >>>> Dear list, I have just started using Gentoo and up-to-now am
33 > >>>> impressed. I have generated a kernel using 'genkernel' and the
34 > >>>> kernel is in /boot. However, I do not have 'initrd' but
35 > >>>> 'initramfs'. is this a problem or should I modify grub
36 > >>>> appropriately? Gavin. -- gentoo-amd64@g.o mailing list
37 > >>
38 > >> I noticed your files are in / not /boot where mine are. Should I
39 > >> mv them?
40 > >
41 > > They're in / only on the boot partition ie they are in the root of
42 > > (hd0,0).
43 > >
44 > > If you are specifying your files as living in /boot on the boot
45 > > partition then this could stop your system booting fully.
46 > >
47 > > Perhaps you could post your grub.conf?
48 > >
49 > > Yours,
50 > > Craig
51 > > --
52 > > Craig Webster | t: +44 (0)131 516 8595 | e: craig@××××××.net
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54
55 --
56 Karol Krizka

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] initrd DR GM SEDDON <gavin.m.seddon@×××××××××××××.uk>