Efika, initrd and current kernel

[Matt Sealey]

How did you build the kernel?

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Matt Sealey <matt at genesi-usa.com>
Genesi, Manager, Developer Relations

Jon Smirl wrote:
> I'm trying to boot a current kernel on the Efika like this:
> boot hd:0 efika init=/linuxrc root=/dev/ram0 looptype=squashfs
> loop=/squashfs.img cdroot
> 
> It is not finding the initrd.
> I added some printks and start_initrd is not getting set.
> 
> The 2.6.19 gentoo kernel described here boots and finds the same initrd
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/Efika
> 
> Something is missing in the hand off from the OF to the kernel code.
> I'm poking around in powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
> looking for answers.
>