Re: [Linux-7110-psion] larger initrd for Netbook

[Edward R. <edw...@ti...>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Robbins" <edw...@ti...>
To: "Boštjan Jerko" <bos...@mf...>;
<lin...@li...>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Linux-7110-psion] larger initrd for Netbook


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Boštjan Jerko" <bos...@mf...>
> To: <lin...@li...>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 8:29 PM
> Subject: [Linux-7110-psion] larger initrd for Netbook
>
>
> > Hello !
> >
> > I am trying to create initrd with size 9 Mb.
>
> It appears the limit is apparently 8K atm, which is not good! If we
increase
> this to afew MBs and use cramfs and multiple ram disks we should be able
to
> pack quite alot into the netBook...

This must be wrong... I just booted a 3MB ramdisk.

Ed.

>
> > The creation is not a problem and the data is copied from initrd-revol,
> but
> > the Netbook doesn't give me shell.
> > It boots and starts kernel but then just hangs.
> >
> > Also tried with kernel support for 16Mb and 32 Mb of RAM (have 18 Mb
since
> I use S7-become-Netbook hardware).
>
> How does this work? Don't 7 books have 32MB of RAM? If you have the 16MB
> upgrade that ould make 48MB I guess that would make 8MB, I'll assume that
> was a typo... Anyway, a new patch that supports that memory shouldnt be
too
> hard to make. I think you can use Arlo to find out your memory addressing.
>
> >
> > Any suggestions.
>
> That we make kernels with bigger initrd support, and make a working
> filesystem.
>
> Ed.
>
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > B.
> >
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