[Ma-linux] Was: Installing Nvidia drivers DID NOT go well NOW: Opensuse is BS

[DonJr]

On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 20:02 -0500, Jay Hart wrote:
> Still would not have helped, even if I switched from 'nvidia' to the 'nv'.
> 
> Once again, when I updated to the 2.6.22.13-0.3-bigsmp kernel, I didn't get an
> initrd image, so I couldn't boot that either.
> 
> SSSSOOOOOO,
> 
> I'm compiling my own kernel, and should get an initrd in the process as well.
> 
> If this doesn't work I'm got the latest Kubuntu 7.10 ready, just need to
> backup a few files, and away I go.
> 
> Sick to say, I'm hoping my kernel fails, I'm totally disgusted with OpenSuse.
> 
> Jay
> 

For Debian and (I know for older) Red Hat distri.. there is/was a
command to build a "initrd" for a kernel, It's:
  mkinitramfs - generate an initramfs image

You would call it something like:
  mkinitramfs 2.6.22.13-0.3-bigsmp

And for Ubuntu there is also the command:
  update-initramfs

{ which is part of the kernel installer scripts }

Check your setup for one of these commands and/or the package
"initramfs-tools".
  { a quick Google said that OpenSuse has such a package }

Note: You don't need to compile a kernel locally in order to build a
custom initrd. The files inside the initrd are copies of your binary 
modules from /lib/modules/{kernel version}/ and some scripts that do the
loading.

Note: In the past I have even built "initrd.img" images by hand, but now
it's much much easier to use the scripts.

--  
 DonJr