Re: [coLinux-users] installing distro that uses cramfs for initrd

[Luis L. <lui...@gm...>]

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 5:36 AM, Henry Nestler <Hen...@ar...> wrote:
> Luis Lavena wrote:
>  >
>  > Now I'm getting something like this, since it appears the file system
>  > of the initrd is readonly and coLinux initrd is not able to create the
>  > lib directory. into defined root...
>  >
>  > Installing modules for coLinux 2.6.22.18-co-0.8.0-SVN1038
>
>  Oh, sorry. I putted some wrong. Kernel and modules are not from same
>  build. But, does no matter for your problem, the kernel file was ok.
>  File uploaded as "modules-2.6.22.18-co-0.8.0-SVN1038-20080428.tgz" now.
>

Thank you, downloaded and will check back later.

>
>  > Mounting cofs for vmlinux-modules.tar.gz
>  > tar: Cannot create directory `lib/': Read-only file system
>  > tar: Cannot create directory `lib/': Read-only file system
>  > tar: Cannot create directory `lib/': Read-only file system
>  > tar: Cannot create directory `lib/': Read-only file system
>  > tar: Cannot create directory `lib/': Read-only file system
>  > tar: Cannot create directory `lib/': Read-only file system
>  > tar: lib/modules/2.6.22.18-co-0.8.0/kernel/arch/i386/crypto/aes-i586.ko: No such
>  >  file or directory
>  > Closing /
>
>  The messages above are from coLinux "initrd=intrd.gz", that is normal
>  for cramfs.
>
>
>  > VFS: Mounted root (cramfs filesystem) readonly.
>  > Trying to move old root to /initrd ... /initrd does not exist. Ignored.
>  > Unmounting old root
>  > Trying to free ramdisk memory ... okay
>  > Freeing unused kernel memory: 140k freed
>  >
>  > That was from the colinux console, this is from -v 3:
>  >
>  > RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
>  > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
>  > ReiserFS: cobd3: warning: sh-2021: reiserfs_fill_super: can not find reiserfs on
>  >  cobd3
>  > VFS: Can't find ext3 filesystem on dev cobd3.
>  > VFS: Can't find an ext2 filesystem on dev cobd3.
>  > VFS: Mounted root (cramfs filesystem) readonly.
>
>  Don't use the initrd.gz from coLinux. This tries to intstall modules in
>  your cramfs. Cramfs is read only all times.
>  If you needs modules at some install point later, then install it
>  manualy with a mount over "cofs0".
>
>  You should use only the initrd from Distry for installing. I don't know
>  how you can stop from installing the distro kernel. For installing the
>  coLinux kernel you properly needs some hacks in the initrd, look arround
>  the coLinux-Knoppix boot...
>

Hmn, I got the impression that I needed to use initrd *from* coLinux
with any distro I want t install, but instead setting the root device
to the initrd supplied by my distro from this part of the wiki:

http://colinux.wikia.com/wiki/Full_CD-based%28iso%29_distro_install_and_config_steb-by-step_HOWTO_%28based_on_Xubuntu-7.10%29#THE_CLUE

I'll try again and see how it ends :-P

Thank you for your help.

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Luis Lavena
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