On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 09:19:58 -0400 Derek Broughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tuesday 01 February 2005 08:52, Dale Harris wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 01, 2005 at 01:08:57PM +0100, Kai Hildebrandt > > elucidated: > > > It is true that debian patch the kernel sources with a cramfs > > > patch. Without that patch you won't be able to use initrd with the > > > mkinitrd *default configuration*! > > > > This is perhaps the case with 2.4 kernel. 2.6 kernels have cramfs > > included in the vanilla kernel. > > I don't think it's even true with 2.4. I'm sure I've used vanilla > kernels and, despite the warning, got a working initrd. "make-kpkg > --initrd..."-- Hard to believe because cramfs only works with debian patched kernelsources. Even the vanilla-kernel 2.6.10 does not support cramfs on initrd. Probably your initrd is not needed to mount the root filesystem? Check you dmesg output! I searched for that cramfs debian patch but it is really hard to find and is called "a dirty hack". So I 'm using romfs and the vanilla kernel because I need an recent version of the kernel with thinkpad acpi support. Kai -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
