upgrading kernel by using initrd

djgerbavore · 05-10-2005, 03:40 PM

i'm upgrading my kernel to the 2.6.11 from the testing directory on the slackware cd. I was reading the initrd readme and was confused.

Code:

Now you'll want to run "mkinitrd".  I'm using reiserfs for my root
filesystem, and since it's an IDE system the reiserfs module will be
the only one I need to load:

  mkinitrd -c -k 2.6.11 -m reiserfs

My confusion is my hard drive is a sata drive, do i need to compile sata drive support into the initrd, for this to work? I am using reiser file sys, but i'm not sure on the sata drives if it will work or not.

thanks,

djgerbavor3

keefaz · 05-10-2005, 03:57 PM

Why not take the config file from the kernel 2.6 package and compile your
kernel from source, this way no need for an initrd...

djgerbavore · 05-10-2005, 04:30 PM

well there isn't a need that i have to do it that way, I just wanted to mess with initrd and learn about it

thanks,
djgerbavorr3