From: "L. A. Walsh" <law@tlinx.org>
To: Darren Williams <dsw@gelato.unsw.edu.au>
Cc: Rahul Jain <rbj2@oak.njit.edu>, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Kernel recompilation error
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:20:01 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <41226871.5080900@tlinx.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040817044343.GA17796@cse.unsw.EDU.AU>
Yep...if ya ever find yourself running on a no-loop back kernel -- first
thing to do is compile-up a new one with it enabled so you can make
new kernels! :-)
-l
Darren Williams wrote:
>Hi Rahul
>As a guess the kernel you are compiling on
>does not have loopback enabled and therefore
>you are seeing this message.
>
>I use to see this message on RH7 and 8 if
>I had no loopback device.
>
>Darren
>
>On Mon, 16 Aug 2004, Rahul Jain wrote:
>
>
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>This is the first time I am seeing this error while recompiling the
>>kernel. Could someone plz explain what it means and how to fix it.
>>
>>I get this error message when I run the command 'make install'. Till this
>>point everything else works out properly.
>>
>>Error Message
>>-------------
>>All of your loopback devices are in use.
>>mkinitrd failed
>>
>>The commands run before this were
>>make mrproper
>>make menuconfig
>>make dep
>>make bzImage
>>make modules and
>>make modules_install
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Rahul.
>>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-08-17 20:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-08-17 1:00 Kernel recompilation error Rahul Jain
2004-08-17 4:43 ` Darren Williams
2004-08-17 20:20 ` L. A. Walsh [this message]
2004-08-18 15:27 ` Rahul Jain
2004-08-18 22:27 ` Darren Williams
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