I have a kernel
built from kernel.org source. I have included support for ramdisk, initial
ramdisk, and cramfs.
I built a ram disk
image using mkinitrd
I can mount the
image and list directories and files in it by using mount -o loop rdimage
mntpnt
So, it looks like it
is functional. Additionally, when I look at the mount I
see:
/boot/raidrd.img on
/initrd type cramfs (rw,loop=/dev/loop0)
Again, this looks
fine.
In my lilo.conf I
have placed:
image=/vmlinuz.raid
label=RAID.2.4.20
read-only
append="hde=noprobe hdf=noprobe hdg=noprobe hdh=noprobe"
initrd=/boot/raidrd.img
label=RAID.2.4.20
read-only
append="hde=noprobe hdf=noprobe hdg=noprobe hdh=noprobe"
initrd=/boot/raidrd.img
And when I run lilo
-v 3 I get:
Boot image:
/vmlinuz.raid -> /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-raid
Device 0x0301: BIOS drive 0x80, 255 heads, 9732 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
Using Volume ID 17E81084 on bios 80
Setup length is 5 sectors.
Mapped 2001 sectors.
Mapping RAM disk /boot/raidrd.img
Device 0x0301: BIOS drive 0x80, 255 heads, 9732 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
Using Volume ID 17E81084 on bios 80
RAM disk: 1832 sectors.
Added RAID.2.4.20 *
<dev=0xe0,hd=24,cyl=92,sct=182>
"ro root=301 hde=noprobe hdf=noprobe hdg=noprobe hdh=noprobe"
Device 0x0301: BIOS drive 0x80, 255 heads, 9732 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
Using Volume ID 17E81084 on bios 80
Setup length is 5 sectors.
Mapped 2001 sectors.
Mapping RAM disk /boot/raidrd.img
Device 0x0301: BIOS drive 0x80, 255 heads, 9732 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
Using Volume ID 17E81084 on bios 80
RAM disk: 1832 sectors.
Added RAID.2.4.20 *
<dev=0xe0,hd=24,cyl=92,sct=182>
"ro root=301 hde=noprobe hdf=noprobe hdg=noprobe hdh=noprobe"
All indications are
that Lilo is mapping the rdimage to the proper place.
BUT, when I boot, I
get:
... (lotza
stuff)...
RAMDISK driver
initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size 1024 blocksize
loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
...(lotza stuff) ...
loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
...(lotza stuff) ...
RAMDISK: Couldn't
find valid RAM disk image starting at 0.
Freeing initrd memory: 916k freed
Freeing initrd memory: 916k freed
I have run out of
ideas. Everything appears to be according to the initrd, mkinitrd, and
lilo man pages. Could my problem be with versions? I am using
the latest lilo (24), a 2.4.20 kernel and whatever mkinitrd and mkcramfs came
with debian 3. Is there a flag I can set in my lilo.conf file that will
cause the kernel to be more chatty about why there is no
love?
