Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kenel line in grub.conf when using initrd

2008-12-11 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
On Thursday 11 December 2008 19:04:21 Harry Putnam wrote: > > Sure, we can give it a try. > > Please see the thread noted at the start of this message. > If you are willing to continue. Yep, will switch to that thread. Bye... Dirk

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kenel line in grub.conf when using initrd

2008-12-10 Thread Heinrichs, Dirk (EXT-Capgemini - DE/Dusseldorf)
Am Donnerstag, den 11.12.2008, 08:05 +0100 schrieb ext Heinrichs, Dirk (EXT-Capgemini - DE/Dusseldorf): > > I'll extract `exact' messages if you are willing to spend some time > on > > this. But I suspect we should begin another thread with a subject > > that makes it clear this is about building

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kenel line in grub.conf when using initrd

2008-12-10 Thread Heinrichs, Dirk (EXT-Capgemini - DE/Dusseldorf)
Am Mittwoch, den 10.12.2008, 16:34 -0600 schrieb ext Harry Putnam: > Dirk Heinrichs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Am Mittwoch, 10. Dezember 2008 19:53:10 schrieb Harry Putnam: > >> I happen to be stuck with a machine using an initramfs. Every of attempt > >> of mine to build a new kernel not

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kenel line in grub.conf when using initrd

2008-12-10 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thursday 11 December 2008 00:34:24 Harry Putnam wrote: > > Why do you think you need an initramfs at all? It's usually only > > needed in very rare cases where either a driver for storage hardware > > is needed which is not part of the kernel itself or some user space > > things need to be done