How to boot from CF without initrd

Hello,

I'm trying to install a linux from scratch onto my compact flash.
As bootloader doesn't know ext2 filesystems, I compiled a kernel
(linux-2.6.20-hh1) with ext2,ext3,pcmcia,compaq sleeve,ide support statically
and installed the kernel into a fat16 (hda1) partition (into boot/ directory),
the root filesystem onto an ext2 partition(hda2).

My linuxargs : "root=/dev/hda2 noinitrd rootfstype=ext2"

The kernel boot, inits some staff and stops to the wellknown "Kernel panic - not
syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)".

When I make some modifications in the "drivers/pcmcia/ds.c" I can see that the
kernel recognize my CF, the number of partition (2), names it (hda1 and hda2)
but is unable to mount the filesystem.

does my way seem to be utopic? Does someone succeed to do it? I didn't find help
with google or into the MoinMoin Wiki about it...

My PDA: IPAQ h3660
My CF: GXT Digital Pro 4GB. (FCF4GBU, name given by kernel). Works well with
2.4.19-rmk6-pxa1-hh37.4

Thank you for your help.

Gael

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Received on Wed Feb 28 2007 - 15:38:35 EST