it does not execve... it reaches the panic at the last line of main.c(init function) and panics. Also if change the root device to the hard disk, boot sequence follows and the initrd image is moved to /initrd directory correctly. So i guess ram disk is loaded correctly... Cheers, Mohan S --- Manoj Ekbote <Manoj_Ekbote@pmc-sierra.com> wrote: > How far is it getting along? Does it die before > doing the execve? Can you be more specific? > > Manoj > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mohan kumar [mailto:mohan_knb@yahoo.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 4:43 AM > > To: kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org > > Subject: initrd problem > > > > > > Hi, > > i am trying to get initrd load a ext2 filesystem > from > > the hard disk and boot with the ramdisk as the > real > > filesystem. > > > > For testing i added a new entry in lilo.conf with > the > > appropriate initrd, and append sections. > > > > The kernel messages as initrd being loaded and > that > > super.c is able to mount the root filesystem. > > > > however after that main.c is not able to execve > init > > and the kernel panics here. > > > > Any idea how i can debug this... > > > > Cheers, > > Mohan S > > > > PS: i have busybox in the initrd image along with > /dev > > directory and ram0, console and tty entries... > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > -- > > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the > Linux kernel. > > Archive: > http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux > kernel. > Archive: > http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
