Re: How to boot from CF without initrd

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You named everything except jffs2 support. HTH

- -Altoine

gael.eveno_at_free.fr wrote:
> 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 - 21:34:44 EST