5.2.2 Making an initrd image

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5.2.2 Making an initrd image

An initrd image is needed for loading your SCSI module at boot time. The shell script /sbin/mkinitrd can build a proper initrd image for your machine if the following conditions are met:

The loopback block device is available.
The file /etc/conf.modules has a line for your SCSI adapter, such as this;
```
alias scsi_hostadapter BusLogic
```

To build the new initrd image run the /sbin/mkinitrd command with parameters such as this;

/sbin/mkinitrd /boot/newinitrd-image 2.0.12

where ``/boot/newinitrd-image'' is the file to use for your new image and ``2.0.12'' is the kernel whose modules (from /lib/modules) should be used in the initrd image. That is *not* the version number of the currently running kernel.

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