amrut h wrote: > I tried the following command (google) > $mv initrd.img initrd.img.gz > $gzip -d initrd.img > $mount -o loop initrd.img /mnt/temp1 > > But this gives error saying unrecognized file system. My root > filesystem is ext3. Evne when i pass it (-t ext3), the error remains What distribution generated that initrd? Some distros (recent RH/Fedora) don't use an ext2 image anymore but a cpio archive. Try this after unzipping: cpio -it <initrd.img You could also try to identify the image type using 'file': file initrd.img --- fm -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
