Re: initrd problems

"Mark A. Greer" wrote:

Where did you get this version of that kernel?  From the MontaVista CDK or from
the website?  If from the website, when did you get it?

I'm pretty sure it came from the web..  I think it was downloaded at the
end of November but I can't be sure...  I could probably answer this
next week.

Try this (if its not already done).  Go into arch/ppc/boot/head.S and add the
following lines after the set up of r6 to hold the cmd_line.

        /* r4,r5 have initrd_start, size */
        lis     r2,initrd_start@h
        ori     r2,r2,initrd_start@l
        lwz     r4,0(r2)
        lis     r2,initrd_end@h
        ori     r2,r2,initrd_end@l
        lwz     r5,0(r2)

Go into arch/ppc/kernel/sandpoint_setup.c.  Find sandpoint_setup_arch() and add
something like (again, if its not already there).

     #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
             if (initrd_start)
                     ROOT_DEV = MKDEV(RAMDISK_MAJOR, 0);

       #endif

I tried that patch that I found in the list archives but it didn't make
any difference.


Sébastien Côté

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