Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2827 mails)

["Rob OpenSuSE" <rob.opensuse.linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

2008/12/22 Don Raboud <don.raboud@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Monday 22 December 2008 10:47:39 am JC Francois wrote:
> > JC Francois wrote:

> Markus suggested it might be an initrd problem.  Your response was
>
> > My /etc/sysconfig/kernel file contains:
> >
> > INITRD_MODULES="processor thermal fan jdb ext3 ahci edd"
>
> However, according to your first message /boot is on an ext2 file system
> (assuming that wasn't a typo)?  If that isn't built into your kernel you
> would also need the ext2 module as well in the initrd.

No you don't need to mount /boot to boot, the kernel and initrd is
loaded into memory, by GRUB using BIOS calls, linux kernel not running
at that stage.

Also the actual modules built into initrd  is now mostly determined by
udev, from the running system.

If the root filesystem was moved, for some reason, then it might not
be mountable any more due to driver issues, but on a simple single
disk, single controller IDE system that's unlikely.

To the OP, if I had something more positive to suggest, I would.  So
far I'm just shrugging my shoulders.
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