"big_spender12" <big_spender12@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> > BusyBox v1.01 (Debian 1:1.01-4ubuntu3) Built-in shell (ash) > < snip..> > > Hi Dave, > > Looks like they are using busybox in the initial ramdisk. It > provides some basic shell commands such as mount with a small memory > requirement (commands are all static linked in). I suspect you are > having problems with the busybox not supporting mounting of your > type of raid. > > The fix would be to not use the internal busybox mount command but > include your own mount command (statically linked so the file will > be large) into the inital ramdisk and use that instead. > > For example I noticed that Fedora Core 5 uses busybox in anaconda > initial installer and that mount command doesn't work with "UUID=" > type mounts. Redhat nash (similar to busybox) that is installed for > the normal boot does support the UUID= for it's internal mount > command. Hope this points you in the right direction, Wow, thanks, James; I think it might. But now I need to know how to build an appropriate initrd. Got a link somewhere that I can follow? -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com _______________________________________________ Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list