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Old 08-31-2005, 09:15 AM   #1
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Stupid questions


Yesterday i ricompiled my kernel without apt-get i always do this operation in slackware but grub require initrd.img, where i find it?
 
Old 08-31-2005, 09:38 AM   #2
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You don't find initrd. You build it:
http://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/slackwa.../README.initrd
 
Old 08-31-2005, 09:42 AM   #3
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You subject of this question is stupid, make it something clear next time.

Grub does not require a initrd. The need for initrd depends on how you compile your kernel. If you use modules for your filesystem you will need an initrd, like the standard (apt-gettable) kernels are build.
If you did not change anything to the filesystem settings in a default Debian kernel you need to compile with the flag --initrd. That way an initrd image will be created. The line will look something like
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make-kpkg --initrd --append-to-version=-1234 kernel_image
 
  


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