initrd and debian

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Author: der.hans
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Subject: initrd and debian
Am 24. Jul, 2003 schw=E4tzte Bill Warner so:

> This is just off the top of my head but:
>
> there is an /etc/mkinitrd directory that contains all the files for
> configureing mkinitrd you can check these files although by default they
> should e set up enough to get most computers booting right.
>
> otherwise just use mkinitrd at the command prompt with the kernel
> version as an argument and it should create one in
> /boot/inird.img-<kernelversion> and a link to it from /initrd.img
>
> you will have to add initrd=3D/initrd.img to your lilo.conf file.


Make the /initrd.img -> /boot/initrd.img-<kernelversion> before running
lilo.

If you're using a packaged kernel from debian it'll make the initrd for you=
,
but you still need to make sure lilo and grub know to use the initrd.

ciao,

der.hans
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