Bump! Any ideas anyone? Cheers Steffen. On Thu, 2006-06-08 at 16:07 +1000, Steffen Kluge wrote: > Hi all, > I've built a custom kernel, based on the 2122 source. The distinctive > feature of this kernel is the lack of support for loadable modules, all > required drivers and features are compiled in. > > I'm also using LVM on that system, which leads to the issue that the > machine won't boot: the kernel panics after failing to find the root > device. In grub.conf it is listed as root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00. > > I suspected that for booting with / on a logical volume some extra > functionality would be required that needs to be put into the initrd. > Unfortunately, I have been unable to make an initrd, mkinitrd insists on > a module tree. > > If I "steal" the initrd from the stock 2122 kernel, the machine boots > fine. How can I make an initrd for a kernel with no modules and no > module support? One that just contains the functionality to boot an LVM > system? > > Cheers > Steffen. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
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