Problems installing on mmc device
by skush from LinuxQuestions.org on (#58TRB)
Hi,
I'm trying to install Slackware current on a PC using an mmc device as root, but I'm running into multiple problems.
The first is that the installer doesn't find the device because for some reason it is named mmcblk1 (it is mmcblk0 in the 14.2 installer, but 14.2 presents other problems). This one is an easy fix; I simply modify the mmc_find function in /sbin/probe to add +1 to $DRV. I don't know if this is a bug in Slackware, or something specific to my hardware.
The next problem is that the installed system doesn't boot with the mmc_block module, as it doesn't seem to be in the initrd. I can't figure out how to make an initrd from the installer to replace the default. I tried running mkinitrd from the installer, but it seemed to just give an infinite stream of errors.
Is there a way to get a system that can boot up with the mmc_block module? There must be some way I'm missing to make an initrd from the installer.
I'm trying to install Slackware current on a PC using an mmc device as root, but I'm running into multiple problems.
The first is that the installer doesn't find the device because for some reason it is named mmcblk1 (it is mmcblk0 in the 14.2 installer, but 14.2 presents other problems). This one is an easy fix; I simply modify the mmc_find function in /sbin/probe to add +1 to $DRV. I don't know if this is a bug in Slackware, or something specific to my hardware.
The next problem is that the installed system doesn't boot with the mmc_block module, as it doesn't seem to be in the initrd. I can't figure out how to make an initrd from the installer to replace the default. I tried running mkinitrd from the installer, but it seemed to just give an infinite stream of errors.
Is there a way to get a system that can boot up with the mmc_block module? There must be some way I'm missing to make an initrd from the installer.