intrd? do i need to mess with?

[EggZ]

I'm using Caldera eDesktop 2.4, and i am trying to update to the 2.4 kernel, this is my first time doing anything like this, i think i'm pretty close, i have copied and symlinked the vmlinuz-2.4.0 and System.map-2.4.0 files to vmlinuz and System.map respectively, in the /boot directory there is a intrd-2.2.14.gz file, i was wondering, do i need to get a 2.4 version of it? i'm having a tough time booting into the 2.4 kernel, do i need to redo my bootdisk also? i don't write to the MBR.
Sincerely,
Edgar Flores
eggz@netscape.net
P.S. a good faq for kernel compiling and installing would also be apreciated.

[demian]

Can you do a 'file intrd-2.2.14.gz' or is it perhaps 'initrd-2.2.14'? and post the result...

[PLBlaze]

For initrd to work one needs to have it build into kernel...initial ramdisk image is used mostly on laptops whit pmcia addons i belive.It stores all the kernel module information in single file called initrd-'kernel version' found under /boot directory.

To build initrd image one issues mkinitrdsk or disk or even boot (can't remeber which one) specifying kenrel version eg. mkinitrdsk 2.4.0 initrd-2.4.0 would build an image for kernel 2.4.0 provided one has it compiled.There should be a doc/text file with kernel source that explains all the details,also it can be found on www.linuxdoc.org (http://www.linuxdoc.org) .Hope this helps.

[This message has been edited by PLBlaze (edited 06 January 2001).]