problem is compiling FC2 with 2.4.26 kernel

Audsin Dev devietf at hotmail.com
Wed Jun 9 17:47:20 UTC 2004


How to recompile a kernel without needing an initrd.

Dev

>From: Sean Estabrooks <seanlkml at sympatico.ca>
>To: fedora-list at redhat.com
>CC: devietf at hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: problem is compiling FC2 with 2.4.26 kernel
>Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 13:43:42 -0400
>
>On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 17:35:17 +0000
>"Audsin Dev" <devietf at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I commented out the /sys line in the /etc/fstab and still the same 
>problem
> > persists.
> >
> > Any suggestions
> >
>
>Ahh,
>
>Yes, the problem is actually with the initrd image trying to mount the /sys
>filesystem.   You'll have to make a new initrd image or compile your
>kernel such that you don't need an initrd.
>
>Not too sure if the mkinitrd command of FC2 is capable of making an
>initrd for a 2.4 kernel but you can give it a shot.
>
>Sean
>

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