Marcin Giedz wrote:
> I really don't know if this is right group (if not give me a hint where
> to put that) to send my question but I will try. Yesterday I compiled
> new kernel for etch installer. I added new section in
> isolinux/isolinux.cfg pointing my new kernel and initrd.
> >LABEL linux29
> > kernel /install/vmlinuz
> > append vga=normal initrd=/install/initrd.gz ramdisk_size=9920
> >root=/dev/ram --
> >
>
> Next I produced new iso, burnt it and tried to install. D-i run ok but
> after "Begin: Waiting for root file system... ..." he stopped with
> message: "ALERT! /dev/ram does not exist. Dropping to a shell!"
>
> I checked in /dev/ and there was no "ram" entry but "ram{0-9}".
>
> What I did wrong? How can I fix it?You may have built a kernel without the necessary initramfs support. You also seem to be using an old iso image; current iso images do not set root=/dev/ram. -- see shy jo
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