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Old 02-11-2009, 12:34 PM   #1
kaplan71
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Kernel Error Message


Hi there --

I am running mondoarchive on one of our 11.1 systems, and I noticed the following error message in the log file of the application:

Code:
It looks as if your kernel lacks ramdisk and initrd support.
I'll allow you to proceed but FYI, if I'm right, your kernel is broken.
What can I do to correct this problem? Thanks.
 
Old 02-12-2009, 09:19 AM   #2
mapryan
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Might be worth having a look through this thread, as someone else running Mondo on a Debian box
http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-b...msg158624.html

Apparently, the bit it's failing on is:
#ifndef __FreeBSD__
if (run_program_and_log_output
("cat /proc/devices | grep ramdisk", FALSE)) {
if (!ask_me_yes_or_no
("Your kernel has no ramdisk support. That's
mind-numbingly stupid
but I'll allow it if you're planning to use a failsafe kernel. Are you?"))
{
// retval++;
log_to_screen
("It looks as if your kernel lacks ramdisk and
initrd support.");
log_to_screen
("I'll allow you to proceed but FYI, if I'm
right, your kernel is
broken.");
}
}
#endif

So, to get this problem fixed, you need to get this command to return something

"cat /proc/devices | grep ramdisk"

Cheers

Mike
 
  


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