[lug] where to find initrd files for specific RH kernel?

Collins Richey crichey at gmail.com
Mon Aug 21 19:17:00 MDT 2006


On 8/21/06, Rob Nagler <nagler at bivio.biz> wrote:
> Hugh Brown writes:
> > [ -x /sbin/new-kernel-pkg ] && /sbin/new-kernel-pkg --mkinitrd --depmod
> > --install 2.4.21-47.ELsmp
>
> This should work:
>
>     mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.21-47.ELsmp 2.4.21-47.ELsmp
>
> Make sure your grub.conf references this file.
>

To remain in sync with the RH style

    mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.21-47.ELsmp.img 2.4.21-47.ELsmp

 Make sure your grub.conf references this file. ie the first parameter
in the mkinitrd command.

By convention, the initrd files are suffixed with .img

-- 
Collins Richey
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     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.



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