Bug 31117 – silo-1.3.1 fails to work and boot with initrd ( ramdisk )

• Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description a-wall 2003-10-14 05:27:47 UTC]

silo-1.3.1 and perhaps others fails to boot on an ultra60 with initrd ( ramdisk
) enabled.
example as follows:
image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21
        label = linux
        root=/dev/sda1
        read-only
        initrd="/boot/ramdisk.gz"


take out initrd or comment it out and the system will boot could also possible
be a kernel issue.

Side note: not using modules


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.compile kernel with initrd
2. enable in silo
3. try to boot the kernel with initrd

Actual Results:  
boot error at the sun silo boot prompt cant paste it in.

Expected Results:  
should boot like it used to.

[Comment 1 Jason Wever (RETIRED) 2003-10-20 15:29:35 UTC]

What type of file system is your initrd composed of?  Also how big is the
initrd?

The text of the error message would really help if it can be provided.  I'm
guessing your problem is the combination of your kernel size and initrd size
is too big.

[Comment 2 Jason Wever (RETIRED) 2003-10-23 12:15:08 UTC]

themp,

you said on irc the other day you had talked to wesolows about this.  Can
you fill in the details here from that?

[Comment 3 Jason Wever (RETIRED) 2003-11-24 15:37:05 UTC]

Need more info before we can proceed with this.