Subject: Re: root memory disk problem
To: None <gharris@jayhackers.net>
From: Luke Mewburn <lukem@netbsd.org>
List: port-i386
Date: 10/20/2002 17:48:08
On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 02:48:32AM -0500, gharris@jayhackers.net wrote:
| Hi. I'm trying to create a root memory disk inside a kernel. When I boot
| the system, it automatically reboots just after the NetBSD prompt (after i
| press enter and the spinning bar appears). Here are the options I have in
| the kernel config:
|
| pseudo-device md 1
| options MEMORY_DISK_HOOKS
| options MEMORY_DISK_IS_ROOT
| options MEMORY_DISK_SERVER=1
| options MEMORY_DISK_ROOT_SIZE=65536
|
| I'm trying to create a 32 meg filesystem as root. I use makefs and
| mdsetimage to make the image and put the image into the kernel. What am I
| doing wrong? Thanks.
Does a kernel *without* those options work ?
Also, I notice that the our kernels which use these options have:
options MEMORY_DISK_SERVER=0
where you have
options MEMORY_DISK_SERVER=1
I'd try using the former.
Luke.