From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261890AbTJRWZJ (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Oct 2003 18:25:09 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261891AbTJRWZJ (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Oct 2003 18:25:09 -0400 Received: from imap.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:25774 "HELO mail.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261890AbTJRWZE (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Oct 2003 18:25:04 -0400 Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 00:25:03 +0200 (MEST) From: "Svetoslav Slavtchev" To: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20031018192517.GD7665@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> Subject: Re: initrd and 2.6.0-test8 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-Authenticated: #20183004 Message-ID: <16880.1066515903@www14.gmx.net> X-Mailer: WWW-Mail 1.6 (Global Message Exchange) X-Flags: 0001 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > On Sat, Oct 18, 2003 at 09:10:04PM +0200, Svetoslav Slavtchev wrote: > > me had the same problems, > > with devfs enabled > > > > could it be this (from Documentation/initrd) > > > > Note that changing the root directory does not involve unmounting it. > > the "normal" root file system is mounted. initrd data can be read > > root=/dev/ram0 (without devfs) > > root=/dev/rd/0 (with devfs) > > initrd is mounted as root, and the normal boot procedure is > followed, > > with the RAM disk still mounted as root. > > > > the patch doesn't mention anything about /dev/rd/0 , but does for > /dev/ram0 > > *Arrgh* > > Presense of devfs is, indeed, the problem. /dev/rd/0 vs. /dev/ram0 is not > an issue; visibility of /dev/initrd, OTOH, is - we have /dev of rootfs > overmounted by devfs, so the thing becomes inaccessible. > > OK, that's trivially fixable. We need to put the sucker outside of /dev, > that's all. Patch in a few... > here it works OK :-) thanks although i seem to lost http support ? ftp was working OK, but i couldn't get to any web site :( using web mail :( sorry for the delay svetljo -- NEU FÜR ALLE - GMX MediaCenter - für Fotos, Musik, Dateien... Fotoalbum, File Sharing, MMS, Multimedia-Gruß, GMX FotoService Jetzt kostenlos anmelden unter http://www.gmx.net +++ GMX - die erste Adresse für Mail, Message, More! +++