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Feb 14 |
asked | Can't install 32 bit gstreamer-ffmpeg normally, library can't find other 32 bit libs |
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Jan 10 |
awarded | Critic |
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Oct 30 |
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How to change Grub 2 default permanently? improved sentences |
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Oct 30 |
answered | How to change Grub 2 default permanently? |
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Oct 24 |
awarded | Commentator |
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Oct 24 |
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building my own initrd, how to populate dev directory I used the modules and the kernel from the same debian businesscard.iso, so I assume the modules belong to that kernel. I did modprobe after the mount command, but still no success. I have updated my main post with some more info. |
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Oct 24 |
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building my own initrd, how to populate dev directory added additional info and updates on what I have done already |
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Oct 24 |
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building my own initrd, how to populate dev directory I ran lspci -k in my current running system and in a virtual box system. Both use "ahci" as kernel driver for my SATA controller. So I just copied the /lib/modules/ directory over to the one on my initramfs and added modprobe -v ahci before running the mount -t devtmpfs none /dev as you suggested.
modprobe complains about some missing symbols, but then returns ATA-6: VBOX HARDDISK and Direct-Access ATA VBOX HARDDISK. However, still no sda/hda device in the /dev directory. Any idea what I am doing wrong? |
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Oct 24 |
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building my own initrd, how to populate dev directory @Gilles There isn't a config file supplied, but I loaded the kernel I got from debian, the config file said CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y, but I still don't get any sda devices. I think this is because I have not loaded any modules (lsmod returns nothing). What modules should I load to get the filesystem devices? Or is there something else I forgot? |
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Oct 24 |
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building my own initrd, how to populate dev directory But how would I get one? I just copied the vmlinuz I found in the debian-businesscard.iso (probably not the best idea). Should I just copy the standard kernel I got from ubuntu or debian, and the whole /lib/modules directory? |
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Oct 24 |
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building my own initrd, how to populate dev directory Thanks for your answer. I came to the conclusion that I actually made an initramfs instead of an initrd. But I use the vmlinuz kernel I got from debians live system, should I actually compile my own kernel for this (so I know which modules there are for loading harddrives), or is there a sort of minimal version I could use with the basic modules? I will probably download the latest udev and try to compile and run it. |
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Oct 24 |
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building my own initrd, how to populate dev directory Thanks for your comment. I ran your command, and I now have more devices, but still no sda or hda to mount. Is there something I forgot to do? I use the vmlinuz kernel I got from debians live system, should I actually compile my own? |
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Oct 23 |
asked | building my own initrd, how to populate dev directory |
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Oct 22 |
accepted | Added bin directory to my path, can't execute commands in it with 'sudo command' |
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Oct 22 |
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Added bin directory to my path, can't execute commands in it with 'sudo command' Thanks, I looked in the sudoers file and added my path to the second line, works great! |
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Oct 18 |
asked | Added bin directory to my path, can't execute commands in it with 'sudo command' |
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Aug 14 |
awarded | Student |
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Aug 14 |
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Finding out how many programs I have not installed from a list with grep/awk in archlinux Ofcourse, the message even has the word "error" in it! Thanks a lot! |
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Aug 14 |
accepted | Finding out how many programs I have not installed from a list with grep/awk in archlinux |
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Aug 14 |
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Finding out how many programs I have not installed from a list with grep/awk in archlinux added 318 characters in body |
