mkinitrd... syntax

[Michael Schwendt]

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:11:10 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote:

> A recent custom build of kernel linux-2.6.4-1.286
> failed to complete and never returned the prompt.  A ^C after 1/2
> hour wait ended the session with no further output.
> It seems most things were done but /boot/grub/grub.conf was not
> edited and no initrd file was produced.
> 
> Trying to finish up manually I ran into mkinitrd and find I don't
> really know how to use it... and further that the man page fails to
> make it clear as well:
> 
> man mkinitrd says:
> SYNOPSIS
>        mkinitrd [--version] [-v] [-f]
>                 [--preload=module] [--omit-scsi-modules]
>                 [--omit-raid-modules] [--omit-lvm-modules]
>                 [--with=module] [--image-version]
>                 [--fstab=fstab] [--nocompress]
>                 [--builtin=module] [--nopivot]
>                 image kernel-version
> 
> The last line:
>   image kernel-version
> 
> What does `image' refer too.
> 
> Is this the desired name for the output file or what?

Yes, the name of the initrd image file to be created.

> Maybe the
> target vmlinuz we need initrid for?

Nope.
 
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