Re: The problem in installing the linux-2.6-xfs kernel

[Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

hxsrmeng wrote:
> Thanks.
> 
> I downloaded this distribution from the cvs@xxxxxxxxxxx, and it is a
> XFS-relative kernel, so I think it should be OK for me to post this
> question here.

I am talking about the gnu/linux OS distribution that already exists on
your computer (debian, red hat, mandrake, suse, ubuntu whatever).  How
you install a new kernel, particularly how you make an initrd, is
somewhat specific to that distribution, not to the kernel itself.  In
other words, mkinitrd failures are not xfs related.

> Also, as I mentioned, I am especially interested in playing with the XFS
> features and I am worrying whether this problem would stop me in doing
> that. I think the gurus who could answer this question should be
> here. .... Anyway, I am sorry if you think i post it to a wrong list.

If you can't boot and can't load xfs, it won't work.  If you can, it will.

-Eric