Hi... On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 17:59, Ponmuthu Subramaniam Nandan <subbunp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am trying to learn details of Linux kernel using virtualbox. > > I have compiled my kernel for i386_defconfig and with the following values > set, > > (*) CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y > > (*) CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="/workspace/tmp/initramfs" > > My basic filesystem with busybox utility is created under > "/workspace/tmp/initramfs" which is given as the value for > CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE. I am not trying to divert your study focus, but AFAIK it's easier in Qemu. Try something like: qemu -kernel your-kernel-image -initrd your-initramfs -- regards, Mulyadi Santosa Freelance Linux trainer and consultant blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
