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    SubjectRe: Kernel or Grub bug.
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    On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 15:40:12 EDT, "Wise, Jeremey" said:

    > 2) If I choose to compile the kernel with reiserfs as a modules (ie not
    > monolithicaly in the kernel) then I will have issues as the kernel has
    > to have the driver reiserfs to mount the root file system to be able to
    > load /lib/modules/..../reiserfs.ko. If this is what you meant then
    > again, I am a bit confused. I thought that was the whole point of the
    > initrd image in that those modules (RAID, FC, USB, Network
    > etc....)required to get the OS to the state that it has a / they must be
    > compiled in the initrd which is called and referaned in grub or lilo.
    > Again, please correct me if I am wrong.

    A somewhat subtle gotcha that I got bit by once - very bad things
    happen if you try to load reiserfs off an ext2-formatted initrd image,
    and your kernel doesn't have ext2 built in. (Feel free to substitute
    any 2 filesystem formats - I actually got nailed by ext2/ext3)...
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