Messages in this thread |  | | From | Herbert Rosmanith <> | Subject | Re: cant build ramdisk :-( | Date | Sat, 3 Aug 1996 18:19:36 +0200 (MET DST) |
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> > dd if=linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage of=/dev/fd0 > > rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/fd0 > > rdev -r /dev/fd0 49152 > > > > but when I boot with this disk, the kernel would say: > > > > VFS: insert root floppy and press ENTER .... I do so > > VFS: mounted root [ext2fs] readonly (I'm not in front of the > > machine right now) > > > > shouldnt the first message read something like "VFS: insert ramdisk floppy" ? > > > > No, insert the disk with the root on, you don't have to load it into a > ramdisk, but it can be. You get the same message even if you just mount > the floppy directly.
damnit, I compiled the system without ramdisk-support !
could you please add some kind of warning in this case, like "ramdisk needed but no ramdisk driver" ? would have saved me quite a time searching for the error ....
/herp
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