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Re: mkinitrd error



Hi.
I manage to fix it.
The problem was that i had not configured the kernel with loopback device.
After rereading the manual i fixed it and now it works ok.

(I still like to know if threre is a tool that creates the /etc/conf.modules
file)

Mike

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ariel Biener" <ariel@fireball.tau.ac.il>
To: "Mike Almogy" <lizard@macam98.ac.il>
Cc: "ILUG" <linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il>
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: mkinitrd error


> On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Mike Almogy wrote:
>
>
> Nothing to do with scsi. Do /sbin/lsmod, and check for a device named
> loop. Also, check if you have compiled your kernel with this module on.
> This allows you to mount a file as a filesystem (for example, mounting a
> ISO 9660 image as a file system).
>
> --Ariel
>
> > Hi list.
> > does anyone knows why i get :
> >
> > All of your loopback devices are in use
> >
> > when i'm trying to make initrd image for my new linux-2.2.16 kernel (i
have
> > installed ReiserFS support if it got anything to do with it)
> >
> > My /etc/conf.modules file is empty. i deleted everything from there. i
think
> > that it might got something to do with the scsi , am i right ?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
> >
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