Making an initrd Image
An initrd image is needed to load a SCSI module at
boot time or if you compiled the kernel with ext3 support as a
module. To verify that a new initrd file was
created, view the contents of the /boot
directory. You should see the file
initrd-2.4.18-7.95custom.img, where
2.4.18-7.95custom is the name of the kernel
you just built.
If it does not exist, use the /sbin/mkinitrd shell
script to create it:
/sbin/mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.18-7.95custom.img 2.4.18-7.95custom |
In the above example,
/boot/initrd-2.4.18-7.95custom.img
is the file name of the new initrd image.
2.4.18-7.95custom is the kernel whose modules
(from /lib/modules) should be used in the
initrd image. This is not necessarily the same as
the version number of the currently running kernel.
jamesthornton.com>