Followed manual build track in Handbook. No "initrd" file generated to use at boot. No mention of "initrd" in manual build track in handbook. Cannot boot without "initrd". How do I generate this required, critical file? Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Follow Handbook for Manual Kernel build. 2. Reach end of "Configuring the Kernel" section, no "initrd" file 3. Cannot find an "initrd" file in src tree. Actual Results: Got to Grub setup in Section #10 of Handbook. No reference to "initrd" in "Code Listing 3: grub.conf for non-genkernel users". Followed instructions. Grub will not boot system - no "initrd" file to probe hardware..... Expected Results: The Handbook needs to cover the creation of the "initrd" file for "non-genkernal" users so the system will boot. I have not set up a -nix system "by hand" since ~1984, and just cannot recall how to make the "initrd" file from memory! If the system won't boot after following the setup, it's about as bad as it gets. I've written numerous manuals over the years. If the "non-genkernal" build track were tested "by the numbers", this error would have surfaced. Easy to fix: Just add the "magic words" to the Handbook or have the build scripts take care of making the "initrd" file.
I think it should be clearly statet in the handbook then, that booting the kernel without initrd should be possible when compiling manually :)
Fixed in CVS (inform that you need to compile it in the kernel). No need for an initrd here. If you want instructions on how to correctly and completely compile and configure your kernel, there is a plethora on guides available.
