From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261768AbTJRTKI (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Oct 2003 15:10:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261773AbTJRTKI (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Oct 2003 15:10:08 -0400 Received: from mail.gmx.de ([213.165.64.20]:63403 "HELO mail.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261768AbTJRTKF (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Oct 2003 15:10:05 -0400 Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 21:10:04 +0200 (MEST) From: "Svetoslav Slavtchev" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: initrd and 2.6.0-test8 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-Authenticated: #20183004 Message-ID: <22900.1066504204@www30.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 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 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! +++