From: dman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org> CC: Ross Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4.x woes Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 13:44:32 -0400 On Fri, Sep 07, 2001 at 05:40:01PM +0000, Vittorio wrote: | Ross Burton [debian-user] <06/09/01 21:45 +0100>: | > Hi, | > | > After noticing (thanks!) that kernel 2.4.x uses an initrd image I | > managed to make it boot my Sid systems. | > | I wonder if you can help me. | | In a previous post of mine I've detailed the problems I met in | compiling kernel 2.4.9 but none told me how to compile 2.4.9 and | that damned initrd (I've read everything about on that initrd to no | avail). | | Could you please explain straightforwardly, step by step how you | compiled your kernel?
Make sure you enable initrd when you are doing the xconfig. It is not something that stands out greatly and I missed it a few times. After enabling the initrd I was able to compile with no problems at all.
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