Re: [gentoo-catalyst] gensplash kernel with internal initramfs

[David Wilk]

Sure, and that's what I tried first.  I had a separate initrd line
(for lilo) like you have below and lilo would only load the initrd and
not the initramfs in the kernel.  I need both loaded like isolinux
does.

I only tried passing the initrd line to the kernel in hopes that the
kernel would somehow help in loading it's initramfs.  After all, it is
kept in the kernel image itself.

The specific exampe here is the way the gentoo livecd works.  It loads
both an initramfs (first) as well as an initrd (later in boot
process).  I would like to mimic that behavior with lilo (or grub if
necessary).

I know this is confusing.  Hell, it took me a good while just to
figure out that the gentoo livecd hid their boot splash in an
initramfs hidden in the kernel!  I appreciate your help with this.

thanks,
Dave


On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 04:01:33 -0600, William Kilian <will@×××.com> wrote:
> You have to tell lilo a separate initrd line. Here's an example:
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.19
>         label=2.4.19
>         initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.19.img
>         read-only
>         root=/dev/ram0
>         append="init=/linuxrc"
>
> I think lilo loads the initrd, but the kernel just finds it. So
> appending a kernel argument wouldn't help load the initrd. At any rate,
> I know you don't specify "initrd=whatever" in the append line with lilo.
> Note that grub also has to be told separately where the initrd is. And
> if you watch closely grub tells you when it boots something like
> "loading initrd", then "loading kernel".
>
> William Kilian
>
> David Wilk wrote:
>
> >Yes absolutely.  Sorry about that.  here's the append line for
> >isolinux.cfg (CD):
> >
> >append initrd=initrd root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc acpi=ht
> >looptype=squashfs loop=/livecd.squashfs udev nodevfs cdroot vga=791
> >dokeymap splash=silent,theme:metal console=ttyS0,9600n8 console=tty0
> >
> >I've put the same thing into /etc/lilo.conf with and without the
> >initrd in there.
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >
> >On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 17:31:57 -0500, Chris Gianelloni
> ><wolf31o2@g.o> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>On Tue, 2005-01-11 at 14:59 -0700, David Wilk wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Howdy folks,
> >>>
> >>>I've taken the gentoo 2004.3 livecd and customized it a bit as an
> >>>install cd.  I made my own kernel with an internal initramfs with
> >>>gensplash that uses an external initrd as well just like the livecd.
> >>>This works perfectly (just like the livecd) when the BIOS is
> >>>configured to boot from the CD.
> >>>
> >>>I have, however, a method to allow booting from the CD without
> >>>actually bootstraping from the CD.  THe running system (from the HD)
> >>>mounts the CD, copies the kernel and initrd onto the HD, runs lilo
> >>>with those as defaults and then reboots.  When the system comes back
> >>>up, it loads the CD kernel and initrd off the HD and the system boots
> >>>just as if the BIOS had booted the CD.
> >>>
> >>>My problem is this.  Although the kernel and internal initramfs load
> >>>just fine off the CD resulting in a beautiful bootsplash screen,  it
> >>>does no such thing when loaded off the HD.  THe kernel boots fine, but
> >>>the initramfs is not loaded and there is no bootsplash.  I have the
> >>>same kernel boot 'append' line in both isolinux.cfg on the CD as well
> >>>as in /etc/lilo.conf on the HD.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Could you post the append line?  It might make it easier for people to
> >>visualize.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>I've spent days puzzling over which lilo or kernel parameters might
> >>>make this work and have come up with nothing.  If anyone has any ideas
> >>>I would love to hear them.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>--
> >>Chris Gianelloni
> >>Release Engineering - Operational/QA Manager
> >>Games - Developer
> >>Gentoo Linux
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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