[U-Boot-Users] Create initrd tool without being root?

[Donald White <dbwhite@asu.edu>]

Thanks.

Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> In message <3E83EF1D.4050509@asu.edu> you wrote:
> 
>>I thought someone on this list recently mentioned a tool dor creating initrd without 
>>  being root.  I couldn't find it i the archives.  Can someone help me?
> 
> 
> The ELDK (in current versions) uses the genext2fs to build  the  SELF
> ramdisk  images.  For  example, you can check out the "spec" file for
> the SELF RPM from our ELDK build environment und manually go  through
> the tsteps. Or just follow the usgae message:
> 
> 	-> genext2fs 
> 	Usage: genext2fs [options] image
> 	Create an ext2 filesystem image from directories/files
> 
> 	  -x image                Use this image as a starting point
> 	  -d directory            Add this directory as source
> 	  -f file                 Add nodes (e.g. devices) from this spec file
> 	  -b blocks               Size in blocks
> 	  -i inodes               Number of inodes
> 	  -r reserved             Number of reserved blocks
> 	  -g path                 Generate a block map file for this path
> 	  -e value                Fill unallocated blocks with value
> 	  -z                      Make files with holes
> 	  -v                      Print resulting filesystem structure
> 	  -h                      Show this help
> 
> 	Example of spec file:
> 	drwx            /dev
> 	crw-    10,190  /dev/lcd
> 	brw-    1,0     /dev/ram0
> 
> 	Report bugs to xavier.bestel at free.fr
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Wolfgang Denk
>