Hi!

My root-partition runs XFS (also my /boot/) and I would like to run XFS as a module to the kernel NOT as a part of the kernel (”NOT” <- just for clearing things out . But when I have XFS as a module I'll get the well-known error: "Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root....." when my PC boots.

When I configure the kernel there is some help/info about XFS. It's says:
"Be aware, however, that if the file system of your root partition is compiled as a module, you'll need to use an initial ramdisk (initrd) to boot."
So I have < mkinitrd > /boot/initrd-mykernel.img (from) "mykernel" with and without "--preload=xfs". But it didn’t help.
Also the < append="ramdisk_size=25000" > in lilo have I tried.


My kernel works great when I, as the only thing in the kernel, change XFS from module to part of the kernel (so the kernel can't be fucked up, could it??) but that’s not what I want, so please help...

I have read the ”Linux + XFS HOWTO” but its wasn’t very helpful.


I have Mandrake 9.2 whit kernel 2.4.22-21mdk and mkinitrd-3.4.43-9mdk.

Your initrd command should look something like this:
mkinitrd /boot/initrd-mykernel.img 2.4.22-21mdk
Does mkinitrd give any errors or does it actually build an image?

Do you have a line in lilo like this?
initrd=/boot/initrd-mykernel.img
Did you run lilo after making the initrd image?

Did you select to include ext2 filesystem in your kernel? You need this because I believe the initrd image is built using ext2.

I am happy now. Its working …!

No! I’ve “forgotten”! (Actual, I didn’t know ) . But when “you came around” everything worked. Thanks all lot!
What do I owe you? (Money, sex and killing is out of the question ) . Ones again, thank you!

Sorry for my bad english… (“are you finish”? – “No I’m danish”. Local joke).

Udo

Nothing at all. HTH.

btw, I don't get it? (�are you finish�? � �No I�m danish�. Local joke).