Problem build initrd file

[Don Leslie]

Thomas Charron wrote:
> On 3/22/07, Don Leslie <donald_m_leslie at raytheon.com> wrote:
>> I have a RHEL3 system which boots from scsi disk .
>> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
>> #
>> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to 
>> this file
>> # NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
>> #          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
>> #          root (hd0,0)
>> #          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda2
>> #          initrd /initrd-version.img
>> #boot=/dev/sda
>> default=0
>> timeout=10
>> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>> title Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (2.4.21-27.EL_SNARE096)
>>     root (hd0,0)
>>     kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.21-27.EL_SNARE096 ro root=LABEL=/ hda=ide-scsi
>>     initrd /initrd-2.4.21-27.EL_SNARE096.img
>> title Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (2.4.21-27.EL)
>>     root (hd0,0)
>>     kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.21-27.EL ro root=LABEL=/ hda=ide-scsi
>>     initrd /initrd-2.4.21-27.EL.img
>> title Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (2.4.21-27.EL  mpt scsi)
>>         root (hd0,0)
>>         kernel /vmlinux-2.4.21-27-mpt_scsi ro root=LABEL=/ hda=ide-scsi
>>         initrd /initrd-2.4.21-27-mpt_scsi.EL_SNARE096.img
>
>  Wait, are your files in /boot, or in the root?  Sorry, I haven't
> fudged with grub for a while, but if their in /boot, wouldnt they need
> to full path?
>
The other boots in menu.lst work and they use root=/