On Mon, Dec 10, 2001, Richard Weil wrote: > I've compiled a custom kernel using kpkg, but I'm > unsure how to make an initrd like the official > kernels. I configured a 2.4.16 kernel with support for > cramfs and initrd. I tried using mkinitrd by invoking: > > mkinitrd /lib/modules/2.4.16 > > and it output lots of junk to the xterm I was in. So, > before actually making a mistake that might be > difficult to undo, is the correct syntax for mkinitrd: > > mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd-2.4.16 /lib/modules/2.4.16 > > Do I need to use anything other than mkinitrd? > > Richard >
Hi Richard, I think it would be much easier for you to use kernel-package and then compile your kernel with initrd support as such: make-kpkg --initrd --custom=custom.0.1 kernel-image This will create a deb package that upon INSTALL (not compile) will then call mkinitrd and otherwise take care of everything for you. HTH, Daniel -- Daniel A. Freedman Laboratory for Atomic and Solid State Physics Department of Physics Cornell University
