Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 6 Mar 2001 06:53:45 +0100 (CET) | From | Mike Galbraith <> | Subject | Re: Loop stuck in -D state |
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On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Mike Galbraith wrote: > > > Are you saying that the initrd is broken again as well? (having > > trouble understanding the problem.. don't see why you need the > > loop device or rather how its being busted is connected to your > > [interpolation] difficulty in creating a new initrd) > > > > -EAGAIN ;-) > > > > The initial RAM disk image is created using the loop device. You > can create a RAM disk image for initrd by using the ram device. > However, that doesn't work once the system has been booted off > it (try it, be ready for a complete hang).
That's news to me. My test images were created without using the loop device, and my box boots just fine.
-Mike
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