Re: [Gc-linux-devel] How to use a root file system ?

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On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 11:42:18PM +0100, Free The Cube wrote:
> Hello everybody !
> 
> Today, i bought PSO and successfully booted the linux kernel on my 
> Gamecube, but something is still missing : a root file system ;) !
> Can you tell me, please, how to bundle the Linux kernel and the initrd 
> (such as the linux-alpha demo) ?

You'll need a compressed ramdisk image:
arch/ppc/boot/images/ramdisk.image.gz

With that in place, `make zImage.initrd' will leave you with
arch/ppc/boot/images/zImage.initrd, from which you may now
generate a .dol.

> About a NFS root file system, i suppose that this is as describes into 
> linux/Documentation/nfsroot.txt, isn't it ?

Correct. You might also be interested in the NFS-HOWTO over at tldp.org

> Regards, Free The Cube.
>