Hi I wondered if there was a script or how to build the root file system initrd.gz image released by debian daily images for booting off hd-media. I would like to be able to build initrd.gz myself. I know that one can download them from the debian web site.
Thanks,
Rob Key

debootstrap lenny /mnt/"xx" (make basic rootfs on hd-media)
chroot /mnt/"xx" (mount point hd-media)
apt-get install mkinitrd-tools
mkinitrd ?

Nope, thats mkinitramfs these days.Do not ommit the 2nd <kernelversion> entry in the command! Otherwise it'll fail during boot! (yep, been there...) If you use the 2.6.31.4 kernel (latest stable yesterday) this is the command:

update-initramfs -c -k <kernel_version>

Thanks but what about the debian-installer? I want to make the exact same image as
http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/...edia/initrd.gz
which can be used for booting an iso image residing on the disk.
Thanks

I have been booting debian from my usb flash drive. From grub2 I have done

menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Install i386" {
loopback loop (hd0,5)/debian-images/testing/debian-testing-i386-DVD-1.iso
linux (loop)/install.386/vmlinuz findiso=/debian-images/testing/debian-testing-i386-DVD-1.iso nopat boot=live noeject noprompt
initrd (loop)/install.386/initrd.gz isofrom=/dev/sda5/debian-images/testing/debian-testing-i386-DVD-1.iso
}
The problem with this is the initrd.gz tries to mount the cdrom which then fails. The image build by debian at
http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/...edia/initrd.gz
works perfectly. I want to build this EXACT SAME initrd.gz myself so I can install debian from the usb flash drive.

By changing the initrd.gz line to this
initrd /initrd.gz
I can then boot the live image. I generated initrd.gz by using the live-helper or another method where you use a script called 'moo' which I got off the debian wiki. If I use the said initrd.gz image from debian I can install debian from usb. But I really want to build the initrd.gz myself instead of download it.
Thanks
Rob Key

hi

I am getting a 404 error against your link to initrd.gz

2) Any chance of a link to moo script?

3) Whereever you got that script...you can unpack and modify it.

but me thinks that only works with limited distros.....the script inside the initrd...is what causes your kernel (linux) line to use .....boot=live
and so you may find...you actually have a script on that distro called live.

I am looking wider at booting any distro and having some fails due to this issue.

I have a partial wiki here if you wish to peruse to see where I am coming from?
http://sidux.com/index.php?module=Wi...g=Grub2isofrom

Thanks for the reply, sorry I took so long to reply! Been developing debian stuff. The link is just to the current hd-media image for the weekly build (i386). It changes every week as the bring out a new one. Moo doesn't work with the newer distros. unionfs has changed to aufs. One can update this in the script but it still fails. Instead of moo I have changed to live-helper. Took a while to figure out how to set up local repositories from dvd images mounted on the loop device. This gives me a customizable live image. I download the initrd.gz each week, but I would like to be able to build initrd.gz to do an install from a local dvd image mounted on the loop device without having to download it. I also use grub-pc (grub2) for the live system. Works well.
Thanks for the info.
Rob Key

Just checkedout your links. Great and thanks.
Rob Key