Re: Help using initramfs

[H. Peter Anvin]

Mark Jackson wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is the correct place to be asking, but I've spend a
> while searching Google and am still no wiser.
> 
> I'm looking to use initramfs to create a simple bootable linux distro
> for our AVR32 based boards.
> 
> However, I have hit a brick wall at nearly the first step.
> 
> So far I've managed to create a "bloated" kernel containing the
> initramfs directory structure and I'm just trying to get a simple "Hello
> World" test app running.
> 
> The kernel boots, and the app runs, but I get no output on the console.
> 

Make sure /dev/null, /dev/zero, and *especially* /dev/console exists in
your initramfs.

	-hpa
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