On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 09:52:52AM +0000, David Laight wrote: > From: Peter Stuge > > konstunn@xxxxxx wrote: > > > If so, which linux distro is worth being chosen for > > > building and testing that custom kernel and, especially, > > > usbip, in particular, and does distro really matter? > > > > It depends on how much "value add" the distribution has around the > > kernel. > > > > The well-known distributions all use an initrd to bring userland up > > and they also have more or less distribution-specific bootloader > > management methods. > > I found it much easier to build a non-initrd kernel (ie one that > has all the devices needed to boot builtin) than to work out > how to build one that contains an initrd image. Then you are using the wrong distro, as a simple 'make install' in the kernel directory should build the initrd for the kernel you are installing, and install it in the bootloader properly. I suggest switching distros :) greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
