From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 11:38:52 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 11:38:52 -0500 Received: from in02-fes2.whowhere.com ([209.202.220.219]:20317 "HELO whowhere.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 11:38:50 -0500 To: "John Bradford" Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 16:49:58 0000 From: "Dean McEwan" Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Language: en Reply-To: dean.mcewan@eudoramail.com X-Sent-Mail: off X-Mailer: MailCity Service Subject: Re: I compiled the kernel but it doesn't do any thing, its a bit like typing "halt X-Priority: 3 X-Sender-Ip: 195.195.129.3 Organization: Lycos Mail (http://www.mail.eudoramail.com) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Language: en Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 11:38:47 John Bradford wrote: > init=/bin/sh is already defined in init/main.c isn't > it? > >Once the kernel has booted, it usually passed control to init. The >kernel usually looks for init in /sbin /etc and /bin, but if there is >no init in those locations, /bin/sh is looked for as a last resort. >I am assuming that you have an init on your system, but something is >wrong. Perhaps. It may be the kernel. Using init=/bin/sh will allow you to use the shell as the init >process, which proves it's an init problem. I did it but to no avail... Alas Mandrake sucks :-) > >> I accidentally compiled initrd in, but ive got it off >> with "noinitrd". > >I don't really understand what you're trying to do. Ok John, I'll put it simply, Im trying to compile a 2.5.* kernel. ;-) Once ive got a 2.5.* series kernel to work on my machine, I've decided to download .66 when I can get the one Ive got now to compile. >> Ok John, calm down you seem a bit agitated :-) Maybe you've been talking to Andre ;-) --- Cheers, Dean. No Warrantee for incorrectness, political or otherwise, after all, Dubya doesn't have one... One of 4 members of the board of DM. TECH. a.k.a. Everybody at DM. TECH's Boss. Member of ATI Open Source development project. NDA's signed to date = 29. Number of people who've blocked me = priceless. Need a new email address that people can remember Check out the new EudoraMail at http://www.eudoramail.com