Since kernel 2.6.30, there is an option of selecting compression algorithm for build-in initramfs. However, genkernel never handle it. That makes genkernel fail when compile initramfs into the kernel image. Please check out the URL for details. Pleas note, the problem would not appear with kernel config CONFIG_KERNEL_NONE=y. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: genkernel all --menuconfig --integrated-initramfs (CONFIG_KERNEL_LZO=y) Actual Results: Kernel image fails to compile. Expected Results: Kernel image should compile without any problem. I use this hack to solve the problem. It makes initramfs compression algorithm same as the kernel image compression algorithm. --- gen_initramfs.sh 2012-08-03 00:38:10.000000000 +0800 +++ /usr/share/genkernel/gen_initramfs.sh 2012-08-03 00:26:00.583794000 +0800 @@ -787,7 +787,14 @@ CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="${TMPDIR}/initramfs-${KV}.cpio${compress_ext}" CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID=0 CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID=0 + # CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_NONE is not set + # CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_GZIP is not set + # CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_BZIP2 is not set + # CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZMA is not set + # CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_XZ is not set + # CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZO is not set EOF + cat ${KERNEL_DIR}/.config | grep '^CONFIG_KERNEL_.\+=y$' | sed -e 's/CONFIG_KERNEL_/CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_/' >> ${KERNEL_DIR}/.config else if isTrue "${COMPRESS_INITRD}" then
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 414581 ***
