Where can i find initrd?

blade182 · n00b Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Posts: 8

Well i am looking all over the place to find a way to emerge a package with initrd support, which package is that in gentoo linux? Is there a initrd available in gentoo. Could somebody help me with this problem...
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toskala · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 6:05 pm Post subject:

well, i assume you havent read any kernel documentation.

but as i am a nice guy and pissed off other people for not helping me :-)

i think i shouldn't ignore others, hehe.

what you are looking is probably initial initrd support what needs to be compiled into the kernel. in block-devices -> initrd.

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toskala
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blade182 · n00b Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Posts: 8

Hmm i only see ramdisk support here, and i have allready enabled that. Well what i need are the initrd tools. I hope we are talking about the same kernel here, i've got the 2.4.20-pfeifer-r1 kernel.
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Syntax · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 6:40 pm Post subject:

when you enable ramdisk support you will get an option to choose initial initrd :wink:

blade182 · n00b Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Posts: 8

Hmmm okay...., stupid question :S
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blade182 · n00b Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Posts: 8

Well if you would be right then i would have an initrd image in my /boot directory right, because how the hell should i configure lilo then with a ramdisk???

Well anyway that's how it goes in debian linux GNU..

Hmm why can't i find mkinitrd???
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cyrillic · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2003 2:47 am Post subject:

Is there anything in particular you want in your initrd ?
I think most Gentoo folks don't use initrd because it is easier to just compile the right stuff into your kernel.

Haduart · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 77

well, i'm with the same problem as blade182, and initrd its necesary for do some changes with the frame buffer and I found that I haven't /boot/initrd unless to compile the kernel with this option.

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