Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:13:54 -0800 (PST) | From | "Sergey Kubushin" <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.4.0ac11 |
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On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Anton Altaparmakov wrote:
Don't be silly. I do not use RedHat (I do my own distribution, KSI Linux) and their mkinitrd is just a script. Furthermore, I don't have ext2fs in the kernel so their mkinitrd won't work. I do not have ide in the kernel either...
> As I don't use initrd at all I am a bit out of my depth here but > according > to Documentation/Changes you need a new mkinitrd and the version > suggested > seems to be 2.8-1. Checking my up-to-date RedHat 7.0 workstation it has > mkinitrd version 2.6-1, so this might be your problem? > > Best regards, > > Anton > > At 01:39 25/01/2001, Sergey Kubushin wrote: > >On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Alan Cox wrote: > > > >Modules don't load. I do usually compile heavily modular kernels, with > ide > >and ext2fs being also modular. When trying to load them from initrd, I > have > >the following output: > > > >=== Cut === > >ide-mod.o: Can't handle sections of type 32131 > >ide-probe-mod.o: Can't handle sections of type 256950710 > >ext2.o: Can't handle sections of type 688840897 > >=== Cut === > > > >I suspect that all modules are affected, but can't check it because > kernel > >is unable to mount root filesystem. > > > >All of ac9-ac11 behave the same. ac4, vanilla 2.4.0 and a whole bunch > of > >pre's are fine, so it looks like something was broken between ac4 and > ac9 (I > >didn't compile anything inbetween). > > > >I use gcc-2.95.2, binutils-2.10.1.0.4, modutils-2.4.2, glibc-2.2.1. > The > >initrd image is romfs. I don't think something was broken in romfs, > 'coz > >all the programs run just fine outta the image (static ash, static > insmod). > > > >Config is available and can be sent on request. Please let me know if > I can > >help to find out what causes such a bug. > [snip] > > > -- > "Programmers never die. They do a GOSUB without RETURN." - Unknown > source > -- > Anton Altaparmakov <aia21 at cam.ac.uk> (replace at with @) > Linux NTFS Maintainer > ICQ: 8561279 / WWW: http://www-stu.christs.cam.ac.uk/~aia21/ > >
--- Sergey Kubushin Sr. Unix Administrator CyberBills, Inc. Phone: 702-567-8857 874 American Pacific Dr, Fax: 702-567-8890 Henderson, NV, 89014
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