Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 4 Aug 2002 19:19:53 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 4 Aug 2002 19:19:51 -0400 Received: from mailout03.sul.t-online.com ([194.25.134.81]:32921 "EHLO mailout03.sul.t-online.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 4 Aug 2002 19:19:45 -0400 Message-Id: <20020804231945Z318266-686+4139@vger.kernel.org> From: To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input) Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 19:19:45 -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2951 Lines: 81 for ; Sun, 4 Aug 2002 15:21:50 +0200 from codeman.dyn.ee with ESMTP id g74DLmkT021108; Sun, 4 Aug 2002 15:21:50 +0200 Received: from fps.linux-systeme.org (fps [10.0.0.2]) by extern.linux-systeme.org (8.12.5/8.12.5/Debian-1) with ESMTP id g74DLisN020610 for ; Sun, 4 Aug 2002 15:21:44 +0200 Received: from localhost (extern.linux-systeme.org [10.0.90.1]) by fps.linux-systeme.org (8.10.0/8.10.0) with ESMTP id g74DLij05164 for ; Sun, 4 Aug 2002 15:21:44 +0200 X-Flags: 0000 Delivered-To: GMX delivery to m.c.p@gmx.net Received: from pop.gmx.de [213.165.64.20] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.9.11) for mcp@fps (single-drop); Sun, 04 Aug 2002 15:21:44 +0200 (CEST) Received: (qmail 25364 invoked by uid 0); 4 Aug 2002 13:17:40 -0000 Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 00:38:05 +0200 From: Marc-Christian Petersen To: Marc Giger Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Booting 2.4.19xx with initrd X-PRIORITY: 2 (High) X-Authenticated-Sender: #0000401921@gmx.net X-Authenticated-IP: [80.144.49.208] Message-ID: <20984.1028467060@www58.gmx.net> X-Mailer: WWW-Mail 1.5 (Global Message Exchange) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Modified-Forwards: 2L.Remote address mcp@linux-systeme.de X-UIDL: Y4R"!(]E"!;7]"!e,X"! X-UID: 39 Priority: urgent X-Sender: 520053043127-0001@t-dialin.net Hi Marc (same name as me :) > Normally, I am always making an initial ramdisk for better portability > to other computers. The initird is causing problems with these kernels. > When Lilo has loaded the initrd it prints out that it can't mount root > fs on 302 or 03:02..... Booting without an initrd is running smoothly. > There are no such problems with older kernels like 2.4.18 and earlier. Sure, that's one of the many issues for 2.4.19. I did send Marcello a pat= ch also for this issue, but ... Decide yourself what is "but" ;) > Well... is there any solution? Sure. Try this one and it will work! --- a/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c Sun Jul 7 23:55:59 2002 +++ b/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c Tue Jul 9 01:54:57 2002 @@ -1411,6 +1411,9 @@ #ifdef CONFIG_STRAM_SWAP =09stram_device_init(); #endif +#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM +=09rd_init(); +#endif #ifdef CONFIG_ISP16_CDI =09isp16_init(); #endif -- Kind regards Marc-Christian Petersen =20 http://sourceforge.net/projects/wolk PGP/GnuPG Key: 1024D/569DE2E3DB441A16 Fingerprint: 3469 0CF8 CA7E 0042 7824 080A 569D E2E3 DB44 1A16 Key available at http://www.keyserver.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred. --=20 GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. http://www.gmx.net - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/