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From: Jaroslaw K. <ja...@zd...> - 2004-09-13 14:51:03
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There's a problem with the module installation script in initrd. If i pass "ro root=/dev/cobd0" parameters it fails to isntall the modules. I have to use "root=/dev/cobd0 ro" to be successful. Jarek ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Aloni" <da...@co...> To: "Cooperative Linux Development" <col...@li...> Cc: "Cooperative Linux Users" <col...@li...> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 4:39 PM Subject: [coLinux-devel] snapshot 20040910 (0.6.2-pre1) > Hello, > > I've released a snapshot to bring us a step closer to 0.6.2-final. > > http://www.colinux.org/snapshots/coLinux-20040910.exe > > The problem with 0.6.2 is that people are expected to move from 2.4.x > based coLinux system to 2.6.x based system on upgrade from 0.6.1 and > prir. Many of the newbie users would wonder why their Gentoo stops > working on this move (technically a script breakage over the /dev/cobdX- > to-/dev/cobd/X notation change caused by devfs). > > Actually I think we should come with some sort of standard for a coLinux > root file system, e.g a /etc/colinux file that could hint a fix-me-up > initrd what's going on instead of auto-guessing. > > Apropos initrd, this snapshot contains a beta version of an initrd > image that installs the kernel modules for the supplied vmlinux unto > the root filesystem (thanks George). You can test it simply by > adding the element: <initrd path="initrd.gz" />. > > Anyway, the list of changes from the last snapshot which was quite a > while ago (20040710) includes: > > * If the MAC address is unspecified, a random MAC is choosed > using the familiar TAP prefix (00:FF:XX:XX:XX:XX). > * Bug fix: Reception and delivery of network packets bigger than > 2kb. > * Bug fix: Consoles and/or other daemons fail to connect to > colinux-daemon on startup (this is Windows only). > * Bug fix: Stop reboots where different gcc compiler versions are > used to compile linux.sys & vmlinux, with an error/warning > (George Boutwell). > * Enhanced coLinux keyboard handling support (sends raw scan codes > from Windows to linux) (Nuno Lucas). > * Bug fix: bad initialization caused unexpected SIGFPE for programs > compiled with -mpentium4 (me) > > You might also want to take a look at the monotone ChangeLog (under > the snapshot directory for the monotone-declined users). > > -- > Dan Aloni > da...@co... > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 > Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on > who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. > Deadline: Sept. 13. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php > _______________________________________________ > coLinux-devel mailing list > coL...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/colinux-devel > |