Re: Now a question about kernel 2.2.0

[James Michael Keller <jmkeller radix net>]

Patrick O'Neil wrote:
> 
> I have an rpm for kernel 2.2.0-0.3.  I installed it,
> along with the appropriate kernel-headers.  When I try
> "mkinitrd /boot/initrd 2.2.0-0.3" I get an error:
> 
> mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/loop0 as a block device
>        (maybe `insmod driver'?)
> Can't get a loopback device
> 
> What is this about?  In my /dev directory are loop0 thru loop7
> but any attempt to do anything with them, like insmod loop0,
> I get error messages along the line of:
> 
> /sbin/insmod /dev/loop0
> /dev/loop0: /dev/loop0: Operation not supported by device


	You need to load the loop module 'insmod loop'  If you use the redhat
defaults almost everything is a module by default.  I belive 2.0.36 was
defaulted to compiled in.

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