> Please shed some light on this problem:
>
> initrd? If something goes wrong how can one back out?
>
> server1:/cdrom/packages/Linux/driver_package # rpm -Uvh *.rpm
> aacraid
> ##################################################
>
> Adaptec aacraid driver installer - V1.3
>
> úë2¤LILO
> Using LILO configuration
>
> file: Using regular magic file `/tmp/magic6400'
> Configuration [linux]
>
> ****** PROBLEM *******
> Kernel /boot/vmlinuz is not configured to use initrd. Skipping.
>
> TO FIX THIS PROBLEM:
> Modify /etc/lilo.conf for this config to use an initrd
> (e.g. initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.20-4GB.img)
> **********************
>
> file: Using regular magic file `/tmp/magic6400'
> Configuration [suse]
>
> ****** PROBLEM *******
> Kernel /boot/vmlinuz.suse is not configured to use initrd. Skipping.
>
> TO FIX THIS PROBLEM:
> Modify /etc/lilo.conf for this config to use an initrd
> (e.g. initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.20-4GB.img)
> **********************
>
> ***************************************
> ******** NO MODULES INSTALLED *********
> ***************************************
>
> Done.
> execution of aacraid-1.1.3-1653 script failed, exit status 1
> server1:/cdrom/packages/Linux/driver_package #
>
First, if you're running a custom kernel, make sure that you have initrd
support built in. During the "make config|menuconfig|cxconfig" portion, go
to Block devices and enable support for Initial RAMdisk. Rebuild and
reintsall the kernel.
Make sure also that you have an initrd created specifically for your
kernel. You do this using the /sbin/mkinitrd utility:
mkinitrd initrd-`uname -r`.img `uname -r`
Copy the initrd to the /boot directory. Edit lilo to point to the new
kernel image then re-run lilo.
BTW, it's always a good idea to work from a test kernel. You can install
multiple kernels as long as the names are different. So whenever you do
any updates, use "rpm -i" instead of "rpm -U". The latter will replace any
existing stuff.
Let me know if this did/didn't help.
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