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From: Craig Webster <craig@××××××.net>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] initrd
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 13:32:08
Message-Id: E9244C02-3BAE-40D0-8E42-CE36B5BF56D3@xeriom.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] initrd by DR GM SEDDON
1 On 29 Oct 2005, at 14:21, DR GM SEDDON wrote:
2 > Dmitri Pogosyan wrote:
3 >> Not really, you can use initramfs in place of initrd. I have in
4 >> grub.conf title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.13-r3 UDEV root (hd0,0) kernel /
5 >> kernel-2.6.13-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk=16384 init=/linuxrc
6 >> real_root=/dev/sda2 vga=3847 udev initrd /initramfs-2.6.13-gentoo-r3
7 >>
8 >>> Dear list, I have just started using Gentoo and up-to-now am
9 >>> impressed. I have generated a kernel using 'genkernel' and the
10 >>> kernel is in /boot. However, I do not have 'initrd' but
11 >>> 'initramfs'. is this a problem or should I modify grub
12 >>> appropriately? Gavin. -- gentoo-amd64@g.o mailing list
13 >>>
14 >>
15 >>
16 > I noticed your files are in / not /boot where mine are. Should I
17 > mv them?
18
19 They're in / only on the boot partition ie they are in the root of
20 (hd0,0).
21
22 If you are specifying your files as living in /boot on the boot
23 partition then this could stop your system booting fully.
24
25 Perhaps you could post your grub.conf?
26
27 Yours,
28 Craig
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] initrd DR GM SEDDON <gavin.m.seddon@×××××××××××××.uk>