[SOLVED] I got a question about mkinitrd...

trist007 · 03-06-2011, 10:51 AM

Now when you run

Code:

mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-2.6.20-1.2320.fc5.img 2.6.20-1.2320.fc5

This assumes that you have the modules for this kernel version build under /lib/modules. So it would check /lib/modules/2.6.20-1.2320.fc5 for modules correct?

I want to make sure I understand this. When you recompile a kernel, specifically make menuconfig and you check which device drivers you want to be built as a kernel module instead of built into the kernel image, these modules are all put into the initrd when you run mkinitrd? Or are just the block device driver modules put into the initrd?

corp769 · 03-07-2011, 07:58 PM

Quote:

So it would check /lib/modules/2.6.20-1.2320.fc5 for modules correct?

Yes, that is correct.

As far as everything else, check out the wikipedia article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initrd

That has some good information and insight about the initrd file. Hope that helps.

Cheers,

Josh

trist007 · 03-12-2011, 08:36 AM

Great thank you.

corp769 · 03-12-2011, 09:16 AM

No problem.