Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 25 Jan 2001 02:04:06 +0000 | From | Anton Altaparmakov <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.4.0ac11 |
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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]
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