Re: TAKE -

[Russell Cattelan <cattelan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Keith Owens wrote:

> On Tue, 2 Jan 2001 18:57:25 -0600,
> Russell Cattelan <cattelan@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >Date:  Tue Jan  2 16:57:14 PST 2001
> >Modid:  2.4.x-xfs:slinx:81395a
> >cmd/xfs/misc/mkinitrd.xfs - 1.3
> http://gibble.americas.sgi.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/slinx_2.4.x-xfs-nodel/>cmd/xfs/misc/mkinitrd.xfs.diff?r1=text&tr1=1.3&r2=text&tr2=1.2&f=h
> http://oss.sgi.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/linux-2.4-xfs/>cmd/xfs/misc/mkinitrd.xfs.diff?r1=text&tr1=1.3&r2=text&tr2=1.2&f=h
> >       - Update mkinitrd to use new module layout.
>
> Instead of hardcoding module paths into mkinitrd and changing the
> script when modules move, it is better to run as (untested)
>
> mkinitrd --with=pagebuf --with=xfs_support --with=xfs

I remember trying that at one point without much luck... although I don't 
remember why.
Ohh that's right... the size of the ramdisk has to be significantly 
increased... from 4092 to 25000

Actually I need these changes for the modified RH 7.0 installer.

It's much easier to install a modified mkinitrd than more fiddling with 
anaconda.



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Russell Cattelan
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Digital Elves inc. -- Currently on loan to SGI
Linux XFS core developer.