Re: [Xen-users] /usr/sbin/mkinitrd: illegal option -- v

[Hugo Brites <hugo@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 03 October 2006 23:52, Hugo Brites wrote:
> On Tuesday 03 October 2006 23:12, Anand Gupta wrote:
> > While using mkinitrd on debian sarge, it gives the following error:
> >
> > mkinitrd -v -f --with=aacraid --with=sd_mod --with=scsi_mod
> > initrd-2.6.16-xen.img 2.6.16-xen
> > /usr/sbin/mkinitrd: illegal option -- v
> >
> > $Id: mkinitrd,v 1.201 2004/05/16 22:00:48 herbert Exp $
> >
> > Usage: /usr/sbin/mkinitrd [OPTION]... <-o outfile> [version]
> >
> > Options:
> >   -d confdir  Specify an alternative configuration directory.
> >   -k          Keep temporary directory used to make the image.
> >   -m command  Set the command to make an initrd image.
> >   -o outfile  Write to outfile.
> >   -r root     Override ROOT setting in mkinitrd.conf.
> >
> > See mkinitrd(8) for further details.
> >
> >
> > It looks like the syntax for mkinitrd is different from the ones used in
> > RH based distros. I have been trying different combinations however
> > haven't had any luck generating the initrd image. Can anyone please tell
> > me how to use this under debian to generate the image ??
>
> Hi,
>
>  In debian you can just use
>  mkinitrd -o=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.16-xen initrd.img-2.6.16-xen
>
> the command tries to guess the necessary modules. If you need to specify
> any module just edit the file
>   /etc/mkinitrd/modules
> and add any necessary modules.
>
> hope it help
> regards
> hugo
>
Sorry

 it's 
  mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.16-xen initrd.img-2.6.16-xen

 the = was wrong

regards 
hugo

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